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Volume VIII Number 6 printed April 5, 2013

On the Cover "Potted Rabbit" Gouache painting by Nicholas Wilson Find this and other artwork by Nicholas Wilson at Tubac's K Newby Gallery

Tubac Gallery celebrates 25th Anniversary

by Paula Beemer

t has been 25 years since the well-known K. Newby Gallery (KNG) in Tubac open their doors to the public, offering a venue for fine artists to connect with their buyers.

In 2003 when previous owner, Karen Newby retired, the business was purchased by Kim Roseman, current owner. She could not pass up the opportunity of owning the beautiful Tubac gallery across the wooden bridge in Mercado de Baca, Roseman said.

There have been notable expansions in their operation. In 2005 Roseman added a monumental sculpture garden and in 2011 the gallery moved to their new building going from 1,700 square feet to 4,900 enough to accommodate a larger collection. The gallery represents 60 different artist, painters, jewelers, sculptors, furniture makers, photographers, etc. Of these, 24 are from Arizona including Tubac residents Kim Yubeta, Nicholas Wilson, Barbara Hill and Tom Hill to name a few. The artists are carefully selected by Roseman and her team, it is not an easy process and there is a lot of “trial and error,” she said, but with experience one knows what may fit the gallery style and what may not. Rejecting the representation of an artist is not necessarily a disqualification of his or her work, she explains. Stepping into the Gallery is like walking to a museum with no admission ticket, it is an opportunity to experience creativity and beauty and to learn about techniques and styles. The paintings and sculptures provoke feelings as if you could be part of the scene represented in the piece. Fine art can have a high price and some of this work may not

be in everyone’s budget, but Roseman wanted to make sure art was available to everyone, that is why she added the “Indigo Desert Ranch.” It is a room that contains beautiful fine crafts such as wall clocks, jewelry, beautiful wooden pots and pencils, hand blown glass, fine cards and more. Roseman said that among the challenges of owning a gallery is the time management, and finding the right balance between personal life and business. A feeling that may seem a familiar to all business owners. On the other hand, Roseman added that nothing compares to the satisfaction and the fortune of being around such phenomenal art.

Last year the gallery scheduled a series of demonstrations for the public to enjoy the creation of art as it develops. The series was so successful that they will be repeated in the next season, starting in November. The gallery can be accessed via Tubac Rd or by entering the Plaza de Anza. It is open every day from 10AM to 5 PM. There summer hours will be 11AM-4PM.

For more information and to view some of the work featured in the gallery, readers can access their website, www.newbygallery.com. To stay informed about upcoming events, follow them on www. facebook.com/newbygallery or call (520) 398-9662

Images: Top, the path leading from the village to the K Newby Gallery meanders through the sculpture garden. Bottom, Louise Fry, left and gallery assistant and Kim Roseman, right, gallery owner. Photos by Paula Beemer

This journal is made possible through the support of local advertisers, artists and writers... please visit their unique businesses and let them know where you saw their ad, art or article. The Tubac Villager is a locally owned and independently operated journal, published monthly to celebrate the art of living in Southern Arizona. Opinions and information herein do not necessarily reflect those of the advertisers or the publishers. Advertiser and contributor statements and qualifications are the responsibility of the advertiser or contributor named. All articles and images are the property of the Tubac Villager, and/or writer or artist named, and may not be reproduced without permission. Letters are welcome. 'The Villager is made available in racks and at businesses throughout the Santa Cruz Valley and also made available at public libraries in Arivaca, Green Valley, Nogales, Rio Rico and numerous Tucson Libraries and businesses. April 2013 circulation: 9,000

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Ongoing Mondays, Wednesday & Fridays until April 15th, 8am - Bird Walks at Patagonia Lake State Park. Free after admission to Park. Meet at east end of Campground. Tuesdays, Starting April 19 - Tubac Area Realtors Present “Tubac Tuesdays” featuring open houses throughout the entire Tubac area! For more info call Fred Johnson 520-275-7050. Saturdays & Sundays until April 14th Avian Boat Tours of Patagonia Lake at 8:45 and 10:00 AM. Lake Discovery Tours at 11:15. Twilight Tours on Saturday evenings. All Boat Tours end for the season on April 14. Reservations Required. Call Visitor Center 520-2872791 to reserve and to find out time of departure for Twilight Tours. Cost: $5 per person per tour. Sundays: Sunday School at 10 am. Worship Service at 11 am Wednesdays: Awana at 6:30 pm Location: The Church at Tubac 2242 West Frontage Road. Info: 398-2325. www.churchattubac.com Sundays: All Saints Anglican Church worship services at 9am Assumption Chapel in Amado. Info: 520-777-6601 www.allsaintssoaz.org “Cavalcade of History” Art Exhibit – Ongoing at the Tubac Presidio. Open daily 9am-5pm The Alan B. Davis Gallery features a collection of paintings by renowned Western artist William Ahrendt, covering three centuries of Arizona’s wildly glorious history. The giclées on canvas and their historical narratives were originally featured as a special 16-part “Cavalcade of History” series in Arizona Highways magazine. The Tubac Presidio’s exhibit is the first to display all of the paintings together as a collection. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. Now through April 30, daily 9am-5pm - Southwestern Vistas: Landscapes of American Painter Walter Blakelock Wilson. The Tubac Presidio hosts a retrospective exhibition of artwork by the late Tubac artist, Walter Blakelock Wilson (1929-2011). Wilson’s portraits, landscapes and architectural imagery have made their way into several museums and over 300 corporate and private collections. His historical paintings feature Native Americans, frontier personalities and dramatic southwest vistas and landscapes. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. 398-2252. Now to October 19 - A World Separated by Borders. The show is co- presented by the University of Arizona’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry. Mexican photographer Alejandra Platt-Torres shares her powerful images of the people, the border, and the landscape between Arizona and Sonora in a new exhibit at Arizona State Museum (ASM) on the University of Arizona (UA) campus. April 5, Noon-3pm - Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period. Volunteers dressed in period clothing reenact the daily lives of Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period (1752-1776). Featuring a special display of the bounty of foods from the Old World, New World and surrounding desert used by Tubac cooks, plus cooking demos with samples. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio.

398-2252. April 5, 3:45pm - Character Counts Elementary Track Meet, Rio Rico High School, Track Stadium. The public is invited to cheer for area elementary schools as they compete in track and field relays. For more information, call 520-398-9833. Cost is free. April 6, 8am - Desert Clean Up on Ruby Road. The Coronado National Forest, in partnership with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Safari Club International, will host a clean up project, the site is located near milepost 4.8 on Ruby Road, on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado. Lunch will be provided by Safari Club International (to RSVP, see below). Volunteers and dedicated outdoorsmen who want to improve wildlife habitat and clean up the great outdoors are invited to participate. The goals of the event are to clean up a heavily used shooting area, and to increase awareness that access to such locations is dependent upon responsible users that keep the areas clean. Participants are asked to RSVP for lunch to Karla Segura at the Nogales Ranger District kysegura@fs.fed.us (520) 281-2296 or Officer Mark Frieberg at mfrieberg@azgfd.gov (520) 610-1596. To reach the site, travel on I-19 to the Ruby Rd. exit in Rio Rico. Turn west onto Ruby Road. Travel approximately 4.8 miles west. The work area will be along the roadside. Tools, trash bags and dumpsters will be provided. Those participating are asked to bring drinking water and wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen. April 6, 9-11am - Zumbathon, Rio Rico High School, Main Gym. Join us for dance, fun and exercise. Cost is $6.00 per session to benefit RRHS students. For more information, contact Stephanie Carrasco at scarrasco@santacruz.k12.az.us. April 6, 9am to mid-afternoon - Southwest New Mexico 11th Annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off. Community Park in Glenwood, New Mexico (CatWalk Road). Calling All Dutch Oven Cooks (and those who’d like to try their hand at “black pot” cookin’) Come to cook - see how Dutch Oven cooking is done - come to eat - listen to music - and just visit with the happy crowd. April 6, 9:30 to 11:30am - The Power of Your Dreams. A seminar presented by Dream Expert Cynthia Richmond. What

is the meaning of your dreams? Do dreams really matter? Cynthia Richmond has been a guest on Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz. She is the author of “Dream Power”. At the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Reservations 3983355 or email Patti@PattiToddPublicRelations. Limited Seating. $45. April 6, 10am to 3:30pm - Celebrate the Arizona State Museum’s 120 years with Culture Craft Day. Free event. Featuring Greek, Roman, African, Mexican & Chinese objects. With music, art demonstrations, crafts & games. Arizona State Museum is located on the University of Arizona campus, just inside the Main Gate at Park Avenue and University Boulevard in Tucson. 1013 E. University Blvd. www.statemuseum.arizona.edu April 6, 2pm - The Odd Couple: Padre Font and Captain Anza’s Trip to California. In 1775, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza and Chaplain Pedro Font were given orders to lead several hundred settlers from Tubac into California to colonize San Francisco. This presentation will focus on the fiery relationship between the military and spiritual leaders of the expedition. Presenters JoAnn Herbst and Dave Reiter, docents at Tumacácori National Historical Park, will be dressed in period costume as they tell the story of clashing values and personalities. $7.50 adult, $4.50 youth 7-13, children free. Seating is limited; please call for reservations. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252. April 6, 7pm - Astronomy in Southeastern Arizona. Join Chris Strohm for a tour of the many fascinating places to view the stars in southeast Arizona at the Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center. April 6 & 7 - The Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Ranger District and the Friends of Redington Pass will co-host a “Meet and Greet” information-sharing event on Saturday, April 6 from 8am to 4pm and Sunday, April 7 from 8am to noon. Those interested are invited to join the group at the new information kiosk at approximately mile marker 4, located ½ mile east of the Lower Tanque Verde Falls Trailhead. The Friends of Redington Pass and representatives from the Coronado National Forest and Arizona Game and Fish Department will be on hand to provide updates regarding work being undertaken in the area,

including a clean-up and risk assessment of several recreational shooting areas, development of an area management plan, and a proposed managed shooting range. Recreational activities such as off-highway vehicle opportunities, hiking information, recreational shooting opportunities and general information on Redington Pass will be included. Brochures on a variety of topics will be available. Bird walks will depart the area 8:30 each morning. Volunteers will be recruited to help improve Redington Pass for recreational enjoyment by engaging in trash removal along Forest Service roads and trails, dispersed camping areas, and Chiva and Alambre offhighway vehicle staging areas; and to assist with fencing and sign repair projects at the staging areas. For further information please contact the Santa Catalina Ranger District office at (520) 749-8700 April 7 - Tubac Rotary Club presents the 11th Annual Taste of Tubac fundraiser featuring savory cuisine from best restaurants including a silent auction at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Featuring All Bill Band with Mindy Ronstadt, Special Guest Artist – Bill Manzanedo, and Those Masters of Prestidigitation, The Brothers Macabre, Nate the Great & Kenny Stewart. For Tickets call 520.398.1913. Sunday, April. 7, 3:00pm – Arizona Centennial Concert. A musical tribute to Martha Secan (1925 - 2003), an artist member of TCA. Martha is well known for her creative masks, now in the collection of Tohono Chul, where she was a docent. The concert includes a premiere performance of work composed specifically for this event by composer and music critic Ken LaFave. Pianist Michael Dauphinais of the University of Arizona faculty and his wife Kristen Dauphinais join Stephen Secan, principal oboist for the Columbus Symphony. View examples of Martha's art during the post concert reception. Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac Admission: $15 – Tickets available at the door – Concert proceeds benefit Tubac Center of the Arts and Amado Food Bank. Contact: TCA at 520-3982371 April 7, 3pm - Arizona Centennial Tribute Concert: A musical tribute to Martha Secan (1925 - 2003), an artist member of TCA. Martha is well known for her creative masks, now in the collection of Tohono Chul, where she was a docent. The concert includes a premiere performance of work composed specifically for this event by composer and music critic Ken LaFave. Stephen Secan, principal oboist for the Columbus Symphony is joined by pianist Michael Dauphinais of the University of Arizona faculty and his wife Kristen Dauphinais. View examples of Martha’s art during the post concert reception. All proceeds benefit Tubac Center of the Arts and the Amado Food Bank. Tickets $15. Call TCA at 520-398-2371. April 7, 3pm, the Lantz Kargul Duo will give a concert at the Walker Ranch on Curly Horse Road in Sonoita. Ronald Lantz, violinist and founding member of the award-winning Portland String Quartet, and Laura Kargul, concert pianist and noted Liszt interpreter, are outstanding musicians who have performed in many countries worldwide. They will be performing works by Brahms, Mendelssohn and Piazzolla as well as a premiere performance of a sonata by Jacques de la Presle, a little-known contemporary of Debussy, which has been described as gorgeously romantic. This is the last concert of the 2012-2013 Benderly Concert Series presented by SCFPA (Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts). Admission is $25 for SCFPA members and $30 for non-members. For reservations and directions, call 520-394-9495 or email scfpa@ scfpapresents.org. A champagne reception follows the performance.

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continued... April 13, 2pm - Baseball in Territorial Arizona. Bisbee baseball historian and author Mike Anderson will tell the story of baseball’s earliest days in the Arizona Territory, tracing its evolution as a game and as part of community life, using early photos of players and teams in southern Arizona. While the Earps and Clantons stalked each other on the streets of Tombstone in 1881, others in the silver camp were busy forming baseball teams. America’s favorite pastime accompanied the westward expansion and was an integral part of life in southern Arizona during the 1800s and early 1900s. Anderson will sign copies of his new book “Warren Ballpark.” $7.50 adult, $4.50 youth 7-13, children free. Seating is limited; please call for reservations. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252.

April 12, Spring Fling, 2:30-6:00pm, Rio Rico High School, Athletic Fields. Enjoy the fun, games, activities and festival food at the annual “Spring Fling” carnival. Support district schools by bringing friends and family to this annual day of festivities for adults and kids of all ages. There is no entrance fee for the event. April 13, 9-11am - Zumbathon, Rio Rico High School, Main Gym. Join us for dance, fun and exercise. Cost is $6.00 per session to benefit RRHS students. For more information, contact Stephanie Carrasco at scarrasco@santacruz.k12.az.us. April 13, 10am - 2pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252. April 13, 10:30am - Fun with Desert Plants kids’ craft program. What kinds of desert plants grow at your house? Mesquite trees? Agaves? Gourds? If you’re between the ages of 8 and 13, we have an arts and crafts class where you can learn how to make ROPE from roasted agave pads, FACE PAINT and DYE from mesquite bark, HAIRCLIPS from mesquite pods, and painted and decorated GOURDS from … gourds! All activities are guided and supervised from start to finish, and you’ll walk away with some fun gifts for yourself and someone special. $8.00 youth 8-13, free for parents and younger kids not participating in program. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252.

April 7, 6 - 9pm - Carnaval en Primavera--Children’s Fashion Show. Veterans of Foreign Wars, 653 N. Grand Ave., Nogales, AZ. Donation: $10; benefit for St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic. April 9, 11:00am - Lecture: Celebrating Collections: A History on the Social Role of Museums at the TCA Traci Quinn is the Education Coordinator at Tubac Center of the Arts. She has her MA in Art and Visual Culture Education from the University of Arizona and is currently in the PhD program for Art History and Education with an emphasis in museums and community partnerships. She is passionate about the arts and the enriching experiences that come from engaging the arts through education. In celebration of the new Master’s Gallery at the Tubac Center of the Arts - this lecture will explore the very beginnings of museum collections. From “Cabinets of curiosity” to contemporary museum practices - the motivations, cultural influence, and community significance of acquiring and displaying artwork and objects will be discussed. Location: Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac Admission: Free for members, $5.00 Guests Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371 April 9, 9:30 - 11:30am - Memory Screening Scheduled at ‘Connect’ Community Connect, La Posada’s outreach location in the Continental Shopping Plaza is the place. (Green Valley) The event: memory screening, a brief and simple evaluation of memory and other thinking skills. Appointments are available please call 393-6700. April 9, 5pm - SCVUSD No. 35 Governing Board Meeting, District Office, Board Room. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. April 9, 7pm - CALMUS. Green Valley Recreation, West Center, 1111 W Via Arcoiris. “Nothing short of remarkable...they, quite simply, bring whatever they sing to glorious life.” That is how the Deseret Morning News described a concert by Calmus, the First Prize Winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Founded in 1999 in Germany, the a cappella quintet embodies the rich choral tradition of its hometown of Leipzig, the city closely associated with Bach and Mendelssohn. Whether singing music by these German masters or another work in its diverse repertoire, Calmus captivates both audiences and critics with its charming stage presence, flawless technique and entertaining presentation. CR# 26881. Members/$22, Guests/$25, General Public/$28. Tickets increase $1 at the door. For more information and tickets, please call 520-625-3440. April 10, Walk-to-School with Your Kids, Before School Starts at 8:15am, Coatimundi Middle School. Start the morning with exercise, fun and good conversation. Walk to school with your child. April 11, 2pm - Arizona’s Historic Farms and Ranches – Book Event. Join us as travel writer and librarian Lili DeBarbieri describes the historic guest ranches and farms in our area. They include Spain’s first mission in the continental United States, a former World War II prison camp, a boys’ boarding school and a Butterfield Stagecoach stop. People experience southwestern heritage, culture and cuisine while learning to rope and herd cattle, trail ride through the wilderness or make prickly pear syrup. Lili will be available to sign her recently published book, A Guide to Southern Arizona’s Historic Farms and Ranches, Rustic Southwest Retreats. $7.50 adult, $4.50 youth 7-13, children free. Seating is limited; please call for reservations. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252. April 11, 6 - 9pm, Arizona State Museum celebrates 120 years with remarks by invited dignitaries. Keynote address by Director Emeritus Raymond H Thompson. Cocktail reception follows. Special displays and exhibits, one night only. RSVP by April 5 to Darlene Lizarraga 520-626-8381. April 12, noon-3pm - Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period. When the Spanish soldiers and their families settled Tubac in 1752, there was no doctor or surgeon among them. It was the responsibility of the women to treat their family’s physical complaints and wounds. Medicine was basic and dependent on herbs and plants known for their healing properties. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries. $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252.

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April 13, 3pm - Celebrate spring with the Tubac Singers. Come and hear your friends and neighbors sings songs from Broadway hits, rousing spirituals, folk songs from America and England. $5 donation at the door will be appreciated. At the Tubac Center of the Arts. 398-2371. April 13, 6 - 10pm - An Evening with Rio Rico Big Bands” Dinner Dance, Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, Nogales, AZ. The public is invited to an evening of dinner, dancing, raffles and door prizes at the VFW Hall in Nogales, 653 N. Grand Avenue. Music will be performed by the Rio Rico High School, Calabasas Middle School and Coatimundi Middle School Bands. Doors open at 6:00pm; dinner 7:00-8:00pm. Tickets are available at the door, or purchased in advance at school band rooms at Rio Rico High School, Calabasas Middle School or Coatimundi Middle School. Cost: $20 per person, if purchased in advance; $25 per person at the door. For more information contact Virgie Diaz at 520-285-7651. April 13, 7pm - Birds of Patagonia Lake & Sonoita Creek. Get up-to-date information on local birds and great avian pictures with Jim Lockwood. At the Patagonia Lake State Park Visitor Center. April 14, 9am to 3pm - Pima Prickly Park expo and celebration. Come see the park dedicated to the many varieties of cactus and succulents that thrive here at 3500 W. River Road, Tucson. Free. Several Tucson growers of cactus and succulents will be selling their plants. Festivities will include tours of the park, presentations and exhibits by educational groups and vendors, activities for children, and free prickly pear snow cones. www.pimapricklypark.org April 14 at 12 Noon, at the Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River. Tucson Can DNA Analysis Help You With Your Genealogical Research? Unearthing often intricate ancestral roots is a complicated business, but one that is a constant pursuit and passion for members of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Arizona. At its regular monthly meeting, Rob Young, who has had extensive experience on the subject, will help others understand what DNA analysis can do for them. Using case studies, members will briefly discuss how DNA analysis has helped them decode their own deep ancestry. The discussion will also review the pros and cons of using DNA analysis in genealogical research. Members will meet on Sunday, April 14 at 12 Noon, at the Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River. Members share a common interest in discovering their own and often recently discovered Jewish roots. The meetings provide the opportunity to learn and share information with others and to receive help and direction in their own research. Meetings are free and open to the public and include light refreshments. Membership is $36 annually or a voluntary $5 donation at the door. For additional information, consult https://sajgs.wordpress.com/ or contact Lee Levin, 520-239-6881 April 14, 1-4pm - Paws Patrol’s Cat Adoption Fair. At Green Valley Canine, 750 W Camino Casa Verde. All cats and kittens are raised in our foster homes. For more information, call 520-207-4024 or see our website, greenvalleypawspatrol.org. April 14, 2:30 p.m. Voice recital by soprano Vicki Fitzsimmons, St. Francisin-the-Valley Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 600 S. La Canada, Green Valley. Religious and popular music; guest flutist. Donations accepted for St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic Speech & Language Therapy Department. Refreshments. April 14, 2pm - 3rd Annual Viva La Moda Fashion Show at Tres Alamos Ranch, Tubac. Suggested donation $20. 520-860-0541 or email kristinavtubac@gmail.com. www. vivalamoda.org.

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Bridge across river opens

park. Resident Rich Bohman asked that the money go to Santa Cruz County until the new Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum receives its nonprofit status from the IRS.

A $4.5 million bridge across the Santa Cruz River between Tumacacori and Rio Rico was dedicated on March 28. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors authorized the construction which was financed by a bank loan which will be repaid through property owners’ flood control district taxes.

Within a few days, Bryan Martin, executive director of Arizona State Parks, wrote to the Commerce Bank in Tubac, saying, “I ask that you immediately release all funds directly associated with Tubac Presidio State Park to the Friends of Tubac Presidio and Museum, Inc.

Some Northeast Rio Rico residents have said the bridge will make it easier for them to visit Tubac for dining out and for shopping, while others work in Tubac and it will save them time and money as they commute.

Transportation costs for buses in the Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County has finished building the bridge over Valley Unified School District No. 35 (Rio Rico and the Santa Cruz River at Palo Parado. Tubac) are also expected to drop since the bridge will reduce traveling distances. District spokeswoman Carol Cullen said the amount of transportation District voters in 2008 approved a $15 million bond money saved due to the new bridge at Palo Parado and election after which two fire stations were built in the new walking path on the West Frontage Road will be northeast Rio Rico and some equipment and vehicles $35,000 annually but she didn’t have a breakdown of the were purchased. For that, about $8 million in bonds were separate savings. sold and are now being paid back.

Brewery & brew pub planned

A group of investors hopes to open the Tubac Brewing Company in Carmen, a brewery and brew pub. They passed one hurdle when the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted March 27 in favor of recommending the application for a liquor license to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control. Laurie Kaiser, one of the investors, said a new building is planned on the property at 2004 E. Frontage Rd., across the road from the Tumacacori Mesquite Company. She said the goal is to open in November or December.

In addition to the Kaiser family, which lives in Tubac part time, other investors are the Angelini family and the Valdiviezo family, both of Tubac.

Assessed valuation plummets over 4 years

The five-member board of the Tubac Fire District heard reports at the March 27 meeting regarding the drop in property values inside the fire district boundaries.

Mike LaValle of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., which advises the district on bond sales, said that the secondary assessed valuation, on which fire district taxes are based, dropped 32 percent between 2009-10 and 2013-14. That means the district receives significantly less money when the tax rate stays the same.

Pablo Ramos, chief deputy of the Santa Cruz County Assessor’s office, said that the projections from his office show that the assessed valuation will stop declining in 2015 and possibly hold steady that year, with a chance of rising after that.

Tubac Fire Chief Kevin Keeley spoke briefly about his hope that a new fire station can be constructed in Tubac. He said the current Station 1 is too small and the acreage isn’t large enough to remodel the building. He would like to find eight acres of land for the upgraded station. The funding isn’t currently available.

The remaining $7 million in bonds can’t be sold presently due to laws relating to the debt and to the total property value. Keeley said, “I don’t see us doing anything until we come out of the dip” in assessed valuation.

Business briefs – Bonanza Days and Open House days

Tubac’s first sidewalk sales days, “Bonanza Days,” will be held Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, the Tubac Chamber of Commerce has announced.

More than 50 Tubac and Tumacácori shops and eateries are participating and the time is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The chamber announcement said visitors will find great merchandise, bargains galore and lots of fun. Local restaurants are offering everything from $5 breakfast menus to produce sales and discounted gift certificates. For a complete listing of participating shops and restaurants, visit www.tubacaz.com. For more information, call (520) 398-2704.

“Tubac Tuesdays” are starting Tuesday, April 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. Open houses will be presented throughout the area by the Tubac Area Realtors, said Fred Johnson.

He suggested interested people choose their favorite area and look for signs. The event is open to all who want to see great homes for sale, he said. Contact Johnson at 275-7050.

State Parks board supports new group’s role

The March meeting of the Arizona State Parks board was held at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park rather than the usual downtown Phoenix location, and board members complimented volunteers in Tubac who have worked to keep the part open for the past three years. The board was asked to assist in a thorny matter of releasing bank-frozen funds of about $71,000 for the

“Please contact me directly if you have any questions. I am happy to coordinate any interactions with Friend’s Groups, Santa Cruz County or the Arizona Attorney General.”

However, as of press deadline in early April, the money was not released by the board members of the Tubac Historical Society which has been holding the funds. That group gave up its management role of the park on March 12. The state parks board has seven members and four attended the Tubac meeting on March 20. They included board chairman Walter Armer Jr., Alan Everett, R.J. Cardin and Vanessa Hickman.

County and park group sign agreement

Following a 3-0 vote by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on March 13, a three-year agreement was adopted and signed with Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, which is now managing the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. On March 20, an intergovernmental agreement regarding the Tubac park was approved between Santa Cruz County and Arizona State Parks. The agreement is similar to the one the two agencies first signed three years ago.

Management plan for Tumacácori park

Meetings were held in early March to hear comments from area residents in regard to a new management plan being written for the Tumacácori National Historic Park. The last plan was completed in 1996 and a new one is recommended every 15 to 20 years, Superintendent Bob Love said at a March 5 Tubac meeting. A similar meeting was held in Nogales on March 6. A draft plan with three options was presented to those who attended the meeting and Love said the draft developed from other public meetings held nearly four years ago.

The preferred alternative includes new walking trails, new shaded picnic areas and additional parking. The goal is to provide a greater variety of visitor opportunities and experiences that reflect the area’s history. The park encompasses 360 acres and has about 40,000 visitors a year. It includes an historic mission church, a visitor center, an historic orchard, several smaller structures, and offers various special events and guided tours. (For comments or questions, contact the writer at kathleenvandervoet@gmail.com)

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Heritage Grains project completes first year by Kathleen Vandervoet

The project has not been a simple one, Schmidt said. But he believes it has great value. “It’s been our dream to have a project like this. We’ve not had many (projects) in the past that involved so many collaborators. I’m not sure we’ve had any that enveloped quite so many organizations. This is a really great model we’d like to repeat. We can’t do it all ourselves and there are so many wonderful organizations in this area.”

Wheat and corn are among the most basic ingredients that form the majority of food we eat. Re-establishing historic seeds of both of those plants could benefit the economy.

After the first year of a two-year program – parts of which took place in Tubac, Tumacácori and Arivaca -- to revive local heritage grain varieties of wheat and corn in Southern Arizona, the project has had successes and failures.

Among the collaborators have been Avalon Gardens in Tumacácori, Arivaca farmer Kyle Young, and Dwight Bond, a farmer near Phoenix. Native Seeds/SEARCH grew the grains on their farm on the north edge of Patagonia. Two other growers, Steve Sassaman and Terry Button, both in the Phoenix area, also grew White Sonora wheat last season. Two of the producers, Duncan Blair and Jaime de Zubeldia, had to leave the project over the course of last summer for personal reasons, Schmidt said.

Why should anyone put all this effort into bringing back old seeds? Chris Schmidt of Native Seeds/SEARCH said, “I think there are many reasons; there are agricultural reasons, environmental reasons, food security reasons, cultural reasons, economic reasons. You get a lot of benefits from this one initiative.”

Funding comes from a $50,000 grant provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) program. The goal is to revive the production, milling, distribution, and marketing of the oldest extant grain varieties adapted to the arid Southwest: White Sonora soft bread wheat and Chapalote flint corn. Schmidt, director of conservation for Native Seeds/ SEARCH, explained: “Agriculturally, these crops are, in theory, more drought-tolerant and better adapted to being grown in low input (less water and fertilizer) types of agriculture. They’re not modern cultivars.

“As we look to the future, and the likelihood that people will need to be growing food locally and in lower input conditions, these sorts of varieties hold the greatest potential to feed our region. So there’s a food security aspect.

“Economically it provides new incentives for local farmers to be growing heritage grains that can be sold locally and there’s great demand for that from consumers. It’s also providing benefit to local bakers, restaurants and tortilla makers who can also take advantage of great interest.”

A small plot was grown last spring and summer at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park next to the museum, and tended by volunteer Dante Sandoval. An educational program took place at the park in June 2012 when many of the project participants held a panel discussion to present the history of grains in Sonora and southern Arizona, the current efforts, and the culinary properties of White Sonora wheat.

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During the fall of 2012 project participants hosted or had tables at several events to encourage public exposure to the project, including Avalon Gardens Earth Harmony Festival in Tumacacori; the Borderlands Food Summit in Rio Rico; the re-opening of the old Hayden Flour Mill grounds in Tempe (now a public park); Tucson Meet Yourself in Tucson (attended by roughly 100,000 people); and the Healthy Bean Council conference in Maricopa, which featured some discussion of heritage grains. In January of 2013 Native Seeds/SEARCH hosted Grain School, a week-long intensive educational course on heritage and small-scale grain production, processing and marketing. With the support of the WSARE grant they were able to provide scholarships to multiple cashstrapped farmers so that they could attend the course.

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Drought tolerant

Chapalote flint corn and White Sonora wheat have reputations for drought tolerance, yield stability and excellent nutritional qualities, and have deep cultural ties to the desert borderlands.

They are the oldest varieties of their species to reach the Arizona deserts as farmed crops -- Chapalote arriving roughly 4,200 years ago and White Sonora arriving with Spanish missionaries in the late 17th century. Both crops suffered declines in cultivation as water- and fertilizer-responsive varieties took precedence in irrigated agriculture in the Southwest. They became commercially unavailable in Arizona and adjacent areas of Mexico by 1975, though Native Seeds/SEARCH has maintained both Chapalote and White Sonora in its seed bank and has continued to make them available to growers in the Southwest.

Schmidt said the experiment has had its ups and downs. During the first year, “The only people who had success with Chapalote was us. One other project collaborator attempted to grow it but he lost his crop to grasshoppers.” He said that Native Seeds/SEARCH last year focused on increasing the Chapalote seed supply so more can be distributed to farmers.

Chapalote corn’s appearance isn’t similar to what’s found in the supermarket. “It’s very distinct; it’s dark brown. As far as I know it’s the only brown corn bread. It’s really beautiful – the combination of the color and the shape. The cobs are average and thin. It’s a popcorn.

“Traditionally it’s been roasted and ground to make pinole, dried, ground-up corn you can eat raw or mixed with water or milk,” he said.

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Challenges dealing with wheat

It hasn’t been a simple matter to grow the wheat, Schmidt said. “One of the significant challenges we have encountered is in harvesting, cleaning and storing the wheat. Avalon Gardens purchased an Allis-Chamers AllCrop combine for their own use, and generously made it available to other project participants during the harvest in June 2012.

“The Native Seeds/SEARCH farm encountered mechanical difficulties with their combine during harvest, and were not able to repair it or get the Avalon combine in time to complete their harvest before the summer monsoon rains arrived and destroyed most of their wheat crop.

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“This is a challenge that we have not yet resolved, but it argues for adaptive changes to our agronomic practices and crop genetics to encourage earlier maturity of the crop to avoid the monsoon. Grain cleaning and storage have also been challenging, as most commercial facilities are not geared for processing grain lots produced by smallscale growers.” The grant ends in March 2014 and Schmidt said there aren’t any plans at this point to extend it. “We’ll assess what we learned and decide how to proceed. The idea of this grant was to create a model for how to do these grain reintroductions. We’d like to take what we learned from this and apply it to other varieties in the region. Hopefully it will inform similar efforts in other parts of the country.”

More ff tu great s for April

Native Seeds/SEARCH was founded 30 years ago as a nonprofit to conserve the agro-biodiversity of the Southwest.

Public tours are offered on the second and fourth Fridays of the month at the Native Seeds/SEARCH conservation farm on the north end of Patagonia. To reserve a space, send an email to info@nativeseeds.org. The organization has a seed bank open to the public in Tucson at 3584 E. River Road, and a retail store at 3061 N. Campbell Ave. The web site is nativeseeds.org.

Images courtesy of Native Seed Search

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n the effort to create awareness of its existence and to provide an opportunity for individuals to assist with the development of strong and healthy community, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation will be celebrating “Folklorico ‘13” on Saturday, April 27.

The event will take place at the beautiful “Tres Alamos Ranch” in Tubac starting at 5p.m.,just in time for the attendees to enjoy a 360 degree view of the majestic colors of a southern Arizona sunset reflected on the mountains, grasslands and lakes, and at the same time experience the path of history as this ranch has been a territory of Spain, Mexico and now, part of the United States. The promise is that this event will be “the best and most memorable Folklorico ever,” wrote Bob Phillips, executive director of the SCCF. The program includes the wonderful flavor of the Spanish cuisine provided by Tucson restaurant Casa Vicente and entertainment by Extent Music Group and Flamenco del Pueblo Dancers.

There will be an opportunity to participate in a silent and live auction for donated items like paintings by local artists David Simons and Nick Wilson, sculptures, vacation packages, jewelry and more. Tickets can be purchased for $150 of which $100 are tax deductible, so the reality is that for $50 individuals will enjoy a night full of entertainment, dinner and drinks, says Phillips. According to the information provided by Phillips, last year’s event netted $44,000, money that was used to support the mission of the SCCF to connect donors with causes they care about, making transformational grants to non-profit organizations and to provide technical assistance and training to strengthen and expand the non-profit, said in the invitation to Folklorico’13.

It is important to understand that using the Foundation as a channel to deliver our contributions to the non-profit causes is like utilizing a broker to invest our funds in the most efficient manner, explains Phillips. The SCCF and their Mexican partner “Fundacion del Empresario Sonorense” (FESAC), work closely with the organizations in need to make sure their efforts and goals are met with success. Some of the organizations who have received grants in the past three years are: Nogales Infantil, Circles of Peace, Patagonia Creative Arts Association, Kino Border Initiative, Santa Fe Ranch to name a few. It’s not difficult for a non-profit to qualify for the assistance and it starts by contacting the Foundation. They will announce a call for grants this month and a decision will be made in May, says Phillips.

For more information about this event, the work of the foundation, if you would like to donate items for the auction or make a contribution, contact Susannah Castro at (520) 761-4531.

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rnest “Chapo” Valenzuela recently celebrated his 99th birthday for the second time a few days ago. The attending group of friends knew a lot about the old cowboy’s life and enjoyed asking Chapo to recall dates, names and specific facts. We were younger but had more trouble than he did dredging up facts we were interested in remembering. With a smile and Bud-Lite lifted high, he recalled dates, places and details. Recollections described accidents, misadventures, animal encounters, natural disasters and the joys of being a cowboy. These tales caused us all to roar with laughter and the noise drove everyone else out of the bar

Annie Weir, one of his closest friends for many years, and my wife, Charlotte, who knew him since she was little, were both good at getting Chapo going on the old times. Charlotte recently interviewed Chapo on camera for an upcoming movie, “A life on the Range” by Rick Ambrose Productions. The project has taken a series of ‘Good ‘Ole Cowboys’ for interviews. For Chapo’s part he sat in front of his house under the “Need More Ranch” arch, his cow dog resting his head on his lap, and answered questions. He remembered that in the 40’s the Tucson -Nogales road coursed through little else but working cattle ranches and Green Valley didn’t exist. The narrow road dipped and curved from the ‘big’ city of Tucson to the halfway point thirty miles from Nogales where Kinsley’s Ranch resort, now the Cow Palace, was located. In the early 40s, Cowboys and their families would gather every Sunday at Kinsley’s rodeo grounds and then have a barn dance. The huge spring fed swimming pool and lake across the road were big draws.

When Charlotte asked Chapo how he came by the name, ‘Chapo’? He replied, “that is a ‘short’ story! I was very short as a youngster, and really didn’t grow until I was 19 years old. Then I grew about 4 inches. Before that, people saw me coming and they’d say, ‘here comes ‘chapo’, ya know, ‘shorty’ in Spanish.”

Earnest “Chapo” Valenzuela was one of 14 children. The family was originally from Pitiquito, Sonora and migrated to Patagonia. Chapo’s Father grew to an old age of nearly 100 years there. Details of Chapo’s Patagonia high school days are detailed in a 2001 book, “Back in Them Days – When Patagonia was a mining town” by Jose “Joker” Mendosa. Joker was Chapo’s high school class mate. He described Chapo as a polevaulter and a guard on the basketball team, certainly an athlete of some repute before his graduation in 1934 at the age of 15. After he graduated he headed up to Prescott doing odd jobs such as cutting hair and short order cooking. “Oh my,” recalled Chapo, “I can hardly remember that far

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back. Well, yes there were transients and CCC workers in Prescott and I charged 15 cents for a haircut; I’d say to them that if you don’t have the money, go down to our cafe to get a free hamburger and we’ll set you up in a card game so you can win the money. We’d let ‘em win a couple hands and then take their change or what ever they had in their pockets. In these card games, a lot of times, I’d end up with over three hundred dollars from a guy that said he didn’t have 15 cents for the haircut! There was this card shark, Willy Williams, who was in on the heist.” But his heart was in ranching and so Chapo returned to Patagonia with in a few years and went to work for the Bar R where the boss and owner, Bob Bergier, befriended him. Bob convinced Chapo to move onto the ranch and for 18 years he worked there. For 14 of those years he lived in a tent house by himself at the base of Josephine canyon. He built corrals and barns and got into his own cow herd, thanks to Mr. Bob Bergier, who was “the guy that really raised me up”. Finally, Bob gave him his first steer and his first pair of cowboy boots. The steer sold for $16 and Chapo swears he felt like a millionaire. That soon allowed the purchase of 4 Hereford heifers owned by a neighbor for a $45. Every time his heifers had a bull calf, boss Bob would trade Chapo for one of his heifers. Before long Chapo had a registered Hereford herd that

eventually became well known to the Arizona cattle buyers. They used to pay premium prices for uniform bunches of highbred cattle to feed out. Now, because of the fast food mania, junk dairy calves are fed and little heed is paid to quality. Dairy steers, cheap and plentiful, fill the feed lots.

During hard times Chapo owned and ran a service station at the Arivaca Road turnoff. During those times he was a cowboy at Bird Yost’s Elephant Head ranch. This was just under the elephant rock below the Santa Rita Mountains. Chapo remembered that, “In the old days, cowboys used to ride a horse everywhere but now they [and the horse] ride a trailer. Used t’be, just to get into the dances at the Kinsley’s Cow Palace before I got married, took ‘bout 5 hours. From the Josephine canyon on the Yost ranch, I had to leave at 4 pm after work and didn’t get to the dance until about 10 o’clock. Then I’d stay and do all my ‘dirty stuff ’ ‘til it got really late and then I’d climb up on my horse and we’d head for home while I slept. My horse knew that I had 3 big, old black ridges to climb over and there were four gates to go through. The horse would stop and I would [Chapo fell forward in his chair to demonstrate] get off, stumble to open the gate, and get back on. Then I’d go back to sleep ‘til my horse got to another gate, and I would fall forward on his neck and realize he had stopped again so I’d get off and before long it got to be light out and I’d be back at the ranch in time to go to work.” “Well, you know that in those days, there were no fences, all open range. So whenever you gathered, you had to know and go on the brands. The cattle would more or less run together. Wherever you gather, you went by the brands. You’d have 300 or 400 hundred head of cattle and the different owners would come in and gather their cattle out; it was real work.

“What all did I take with me on the cattle drives? Well, do you see the brown canvas cover over there on the porch bed? That’s my bed tarp. When we were changing roundups, you put your bed roll in the tarp on your horse and the herder would take the horses to where ever you was working. Whichever horse had your tarp, which was where your bed was. I didn’t have any clothes but maybe I’d stick a clean pair of underwear in the bedroll … sometimes!” In 1956 Chapo began working with Don Rowley, an Ohio News Publisher, on the Rancho Seco and, later, another ranch added, the Santa Lucia. He stayed for 30 years. He took care of a herd of top registered Herefords. He remembers buying good bulls from all over the United States. His own herd swelled in size and in 2009 Chapo was awarded the 2009 Hereford Association Cattleman of the year, sponsored by Jon and Peggy Rowley. He now lives on his own spread that he named the “Need-more Ranch” across the

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Arivaca road from the Santa Lucia. Chapo’s sons, Gerry, who lives in Tucson, and Buddy, who is retired, lives on the “Need More”, are proud of their dad and visit often. Chapo’s nephew, Oscar Bracamonte, lives on an adjacent property as do many close friends. Sadly, Chapo’s wife, Jerry, passed away last year.

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Asked what he remembers most about life on the range, Chapo responded, “We were always aware of what danger was out there. At the Rancho Seco, in my garden, I had a water facet surrounded by Bermuda grass and fruit trees. You know how grass grows high where there’s water – I seen something in the grass and I kicked at it, and the damn thing got me right here, pointing to the to the meaty part of the middle finger of his left hand. At that time I was married, Jerry, and I said, ‘I’m gona tell you; if I go into convulsions you’ll know I’ve been bit by a rattle snake.’ I sat there and sucked out the venom with my mouth. Jerry said that I had to go to the doctor! She asked how I was to get to the doctor. I said that it would take too long and it was too far. I asked her, ‘Jerry, there is a bottle of tequila over there on the shelf, would you get it for me’? She asked what I was gona do. ‘I am going to use to wash off the bite.’ ‘And,’ I added, ‘you know what?’ ‘If this stuff works so good on the outside, let me try a little be on the inside too!’” [Laughter all around….] “Well, I tell you, that woman was sicker than I was. She thought I was going to die that night! My arm swelled, and for many months it was swollen and then I shed skin just like a snake! Then the second time, I was riding with a bunch of dudes, and I had to show off. And you know how high the pigweeds get in summer so, I’m going to be real smart, and I’m parting the weeds with my hands as we go along. Well, a rattler got me right here [points to the web between index finger and thumb] and I lifted it up to show off to all those dudes – ‘hey I caught a snake!’” Well it didn’t hurt me since there is no circulation there. Then the 3rd time, the snake bit me on the leg and that didn’t hurt me none there either!” I suspect that by the 3rd time Chapo got bit he had already effectively raised a serum titer against

rattlers just as if he had been vaccinated by antivenin. Too tough!

Chapo also filled us in on serious concerns of the early rancher, such as the summer fly plagues with their deadly screwworm larva. I knew a lot about the latter because when I was just old enough to ride our own borderland ranch, we spent every summer checking cattle for screwworms [Cochliomyia hominivorax ] because those fly larva, unlike regular maggots, could literally eat out massive cavities inside of cattle, horses, dogs and even humans. Any bloody scratch could be a site for the fly to lay eggs on wounds. Castration, dehorning, branding or newborn navels all became infested with the larva. Animals could die within two weeks if not doctored. This meant many long days in the hottest summer weather from June to October. Ranch dogs learned to sniff out infested cattle saving us a lot of work. Chapo remembers the USDA dropping boxes from airplanes of irradiated sexually sterilized live-flies in 1980-82. This was the preferred method of eradication. “We were all amazed that that government eradication program actually worked,” Chapo said. The secret was that these male flies only bred the females once and then the females would not breed again. Sterile males dropped in huge numbers stopped the life cycle in one year in most areas and has maintained a control area in Panama. Pink-eye epidemics too, Chapo agreed, were particularly hard on his Herefords with white hair surrounding their eyes. Their white makings made them particularly sensitive to sunlight. This often resulted in infection, blindness and occasionally cancer of the eye that invariably metastasized into the brain; however, these difficulties never did deter Chapo from raising his prized, registered Herefords. He was one fine range doctor, but, other than Tequila snake-bite cure, he just had to deal with the many diseases on a day to day, hard work basis. This led to the saying we heard often, ‘Life on the range is ‘hell’ on women and horses.’ �

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We could not do this event without the financial help of our Sponsors: Tubac Golf Resort & Spa · Pro- Em, Event Managers Jim Click Ford/Hyundai · Green Valley Wholsum Foods · Commerce Bank Brasher Real Estate · Dorn Homes · H & R Block, Green Valley And thanks to all the wonderful merchants and artists and individuals who have provided the very best of Tubac and have made our Silent Auction so outstanding. The Rotary Club, with many willing volunteers, has put together an evening of food, wine music and magic. We have come together to enjoy what our community has to offer, and as a result, the whole community benefits. The previous “Tastes” have raised over $115,000. A large portion of this has been awarded as scholarships to Seniors at Rio Rico H.S. Other repeat donations have been made to The Amado Food Bank and St Andrew’s Children’s Clinic in Nogales, AZ. Support has been given to the Santa Cruz Humane Society, Equine Voices, the Dictionary Project for 3rd Grade students, school supplies for a project in Sasabe, Sonora Mexico, and Christmas gifts for the children at Sopori school. We have aided families in need and clothed students in winter coats. Through Rotary, this community has helped fund the Polio Eradication Project, provided Shelter Boxes for disaster areas, and water wells in Africa and Central America. We live in a community, from Green Valley to Nogales, where the needs are many. This cooperative community responds with an overwhelming amount of generosity. Our heartiest “Thank You” for the repeated and ongoing support from the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa - The Artist’s Daughter - Yard Woman - Jane’s Attic – Tumacookery - Donna’s Hair Salon - the Wisdom Family -Green Valley Chamber of Commerce - And, most of all, let us not forget------the legion of Volunteers who put up, take down, clean up and do most of the heavy lifting to get this event up and running.

Way to go, everyone! THANKS!

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The Borderlands Photographer awesome april

A Celebration of the Borderlands, Part 2 Text and Photos by Murray Bolesta

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pril aphorisms are ample. April is for fools; April showers bring forth May flowers; April is taxing; April is a promise that May is bound to keep.

I hereby promise that April in southern Arizona will feed the borderlands photographer a natural bounty. In this part of the country, April confirms the tentative appearance of springtime beyond February’s and March’s blossoming of non-native dogwoods or tiny desert wildflowers on south-facing slopes.

This month is the second of a series of articles capturing a taste of the seasonal flavor of a 12-month period as we advance through it. All images were captured during the month of April in years past. I entitle my artworks, as follows.

Viceroy Butterﬂy

Out of the emerald spring green of the canyon wilderness appears the winged apparition. Alert to every signal, the spry borderlands photographer gracefully pivots to the scene. With measured movement, he chooses one of two cameras strapped to his neck – the one with the long lens, lifts and aims it at the Viceroy butterfly. Flaunting itself on a sprig, the creature and its brief beauty is captured in the lens forever. The Viceroy resembles a Monarch butterfly, is a bit darker and has a cross line on the hind wing. But the Viceroy does not migrate and so is not endangered in the same critical way by the extirpation of the Monarch’s destination habitat in Mexico.

Cassin’s Kingbird

Pastel hues are unexpected in southern Arizona, but can occur when water and birds are present. Here we enjoy Bog Hole, an Arizona Fish and Game property near the border, and a Cassin’s Kingbird posing for the photographer. What’s longer than a baguette and heavier than a brick? Many specialists in bird photography transport massive camera lenses and use them to infiltrate the bird’s local space. My style is to remove the bird as the sole subject and instead, illustrate the animal within its milieu. I do use long lenses, but not the massive ones. A glint in the bird’s eye is a fine bonus. The noisy Kingbird is a migrating flycatcher, not uncommon in these parts, preferring sycamore groves for breeding like those at Bog Hole.

Sabino Canyon Springtime

Mid-day often is not the preferred time for landscape photography due to the harsh light and absence of shadows, but in this case the time of day is an asset. The whitewater of the fast-flowing spring mountain runoff is spotlighted well by the sun’s angle. In this image, the brilliance of Arizona’s sky islands is magnified at mid-day. Floods transform canyons, so this scene may not reflect today’s Sabino Canyon of Tucson’s Catalina Mountains. Sabino, like all canyons, endures massive flooding from time to time, severely altering the water’s path and the flora surrounding it. Creating an historical record may not be the photographer’s goal, but it often happens.

Spring Canyon

Here, graceful green stems support wild yellow columbine blossoms, posing in delicate contrast to the rugged walls of a remote border canyon. During April this Pajarita Wilderness canyon shouts its brilliant, animated diversity. This flower, Aquilegia chrysantha, thrives in the watery canyon shadows. In this place, pure spring water meanders permanently above ground. Travelling southward towards Mexico for a few miles, it disappears again into the earth. As the canyon approaches the international border, its hard walls soften into rolling hills. In a fragile setting as seen in this image, the photographer is careful to tread lightly and position himself with acrobatic limberness. The aim is to focus attention on the flowers by composing the image with a simple background. Murray Bolesta is an art and heritage photographer, and has written this column since 2007. Murray supports the preservation of our natural, rural, and cultural heritage, and sells his art prints to customers worldwide from his website www.CactusHuggers.com.

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Pollination: Sensational Sky Islands Sexual Strategies! by Vincent Pinto

pring has arrived in the Sky Islands and we find our lives suddenly transformed by the ephemeral, yet powerful beauty of wildflowers. Winter, save for perhaps a looming late frost, has vanished and in its stead is a new world - abuzz with life thanks to countless yellow, white, orange, purple, and blue blossoms. Fortune, it seems, smiled upon us with ample-enough cool season rains and snows, spawning a veritable pageant of life in some areas. While our eyes, noses, and even our skin admire the delicate flowers adorning our deserts, grasslands, foothills, and riparian areas, this is an evolutionary fluke of sorts, though certainly one that has had and continues to hold implications for our own species. Flower shapes, sizes, scents, and arrangements have been honed via natural selection - the driving mechanism of evolution - to attract not us but rather a diverse cast of pollinators that aid in the sexual reproduction of plants. Take away these coitus conduits and many plant species would likely become extinct. Thankfully, however, these co-evolved pollinator relationships continue to intrigue and dazzle the curious Naturalist. Each year insects, birds, and mammals provide sexual services for a wide range of plant species, promising future blooms that are sure to delight.

Perhaps it seems strange and foreign to humans that many plant species require the actions of animals to effect reproduction. Judging by our 7+ billion world population we generally have no impediments in this arena! Short of sperm banks and modern in vitro procedures, we generally accomplish the task sans helpers. Given their lack of motility, however, our plant brethren evolved a number of fascinating ways to lure potential sexual couriers in, generally furnishing them with substantial caloric rewards. Many flowers, then, are the ultimate in sexual advertisement, going far beyond even the raciest of perfume or lingerie adds. This is the stuff of the seedier classifieds: “SSF (single staminate flower) seeks hungry insect to transport pollen to sensual ovary for once in a lifetime Spring tryst...” Before we enter this botanical Bourbon Street, however, it bears recognition that many plants are able to reproduce via the wind, foregoing any or most animal assistance. Prior to the invasion of terrestrial habitats by invertebrates, plants such as Mosses, Club Mosses, Ferns, and Horsetails evolved to take advantage of water and wind to help effect reproduction. Once Conifers followed these predecessors onto terra firma they too evolved to spread their pollen (the relative equivalent of spores in the case of the aforementioned primitive plants) via the whims of the wind. Thus, such species as Arizona Cypress, Alligator Juniper, White Fir, and Engelmann Spruce, to name a few, employ the vagaries of the wind in order to effect pollination and, thus, sexual reproduction.

Pollen contains the male genes of a plant and requires coupling with the ovary of an individual of the same species. Once a grain of pollen reaches the ovary it grows a pollen tube down to the ovules or eggs in a process vaguely similar to sperm swimming to eggs. There in the ovary the ovules are fertilized, develop into seeds, which help to ensure the survival of the species if and when they eventually germinate and grow into sexually mature plants. Preferably such sexual reproduction is accomplished by crossbreeding between two plants, rather than selffertilization within a plant. In other words, the pollen from plant A reaches the ovules of plant B. Such exchange of genetic material between two plants allows for variability, affording a greater range of survivorship of certain individuals within the ever-changing environmental conditions of the world. Still, some plants occasionally self fertilize, while others are mostly or entirely cleistogamous. In the latter case a single, unopened flower fertilizes from within its own structure, foregoing the possibility of outcrossing. Most flowering plants do employ animals in the process of reproduction. What, then, are some of our more intriguing pollinator systems in the Sky Islands? Images: Top: Southwestern Pipevine (Aristolochia watsonii) by Ravens-way. Middle: Ocotillo (Foquieria splendens) by Joseph Birkett. Bottom: Palmer Agave (Agave palmeri) by Ravens-way.

Perhaps my favorite one is that of the Southwestern Pipevine (Aristolochia watsonii). You might wander and explore our arroyos, Mesquite Bosques, and riparian areas for quite some time before encountering this rather inconspicuous vine in the Birthwort Family, Aristolochiaceae. Many members of this family dupe potential pollinators -

mostly carrion-phile insects, to their blooms via fetid odors coupled with a deep maroon color that approximates that of rotting flesh! Our Pipevine lures in Ceratopogonid flies, “nosee-ums” that feed upon the blood of mammals - including us. It seems that the pipe-shaped flowers mimic the shape, texture, and odor of a mouse's ear. No, that was not a typo! The intrepid fly while trapped overnight stumbles upon pollen, not blood, only to, hopefully, repeat the feat at another Pipevine flower. Weird. Look for the Pipevine Swallowtail as a strong hint that its namesake host plant is sequestered nearby. More conventional are a number of plants that “specialize” in Hummingbird pollination. Tubular or funnel-shaped flowers, particularly red, orange, and yellow ones, scream “come hither” to the voracious hummers. The long corollas (the sum of all the petals of the flower) generally prohibit entry to all but the longest of animal appendages, allowing these “jewels of the sky” to mostly monopolize the nectar that is so vital to their existence.

As I write, the extensive Ocotillo (Foquieria splendens) bosques at Raven's Nest, our Nature and Wildlife Sanctuary, are at the verge of exploding with the red of their copious flowers. These are a prime example of the aforementioned pollinator system. The Ocotillos possess long, tubular, red blossoms that bloom more or less regardless of Winter rains. Meanwhile, Hummingbirds - Broad-billed, Rufous, Blackchinned, Anna's, and others - amass in hungry anticipation of this sugary feast. The blooming of the Ocotillos and the migration of the Hummingbirds is perfectly timed to produce both pollination and well-fed migrants or breeders, depending upon the species of bird in question. Either way, look for the yellow, pollen-speckled foreheads of Hummingbirds this month. At the other end of the spectrum are plants that welcome a wide range of animals for their pollinator services. One fine example of this are the Agaves that adorn our deserts, grasslands, and chaparral. Palmer Agave (Agave palmeri) springs to mind in this realm. During the often climatically onerous months of May and June the large, asparagus-like (Agaves have been reassigned to the Asparagus Family, Asparagaceae) stalks burgeon forth from the heart of these wickedly-armed plants. Given that each Agave likely amassed enough sugars and other resources in order to bloom over the course of several decades they then throw all caution to the wind in a pollinator party extraordinaire.

The semi-showy flowers adorn the outer parts of branches that emanate from the behemoth stalk. Their arrangement as well as the characteristic odor - that of ammonia or rotting fruit - seems designed to attract nectar-feeding bats. Both the Mexican Long-nosed and Mexican Long-tongued Bats heavily visit the blooms of Palmer Agave, even timing their migrations to coincide with its flowering season - mostly July through September. Beside these 2 bat species, Palmer Agave also hosts bees, ants, Hawkmoths, beetles, Orioles, Doves and others. These too aid in the sexual exploits of the Agave. Its a sort of hedonistic effort to cross-mate. Why not when you're destined to die afterwards anyway? For Palmer Agave invariably deceases after flowering, each plant relying on successful pollination to outcross with another of its species. To hedge its bet, however, this species also produces offsets, which are genetic clones of the parent plant. If any of these individual Agaves reaches the sexual finish line, then the species endures. While there are seemingly countless other fascinating flower tales to tell, space is, alas, limited. Allow me to part by posing you a question. Why is it that we humans have ourselves evolved to use the sexual parts of plants particularly the flowers themselves as well as their aromas as sexual attractants for each other? Perhaps flowers are the ultimate red-light district neon sign advertising availability and desirability. Bouquet anyone?

A key research source for this article was “A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert” by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

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Tubac Park & antique printing press receive national honor by Kathleen Vandervoet

If it’s history you’re looking for, then Tubac is the place to be. That was emphasized once again at a March event when the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and the printing press it houses were honored as this year’s National Historic Site in Journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists.

A Washington Hand Press in Tubac was used to print Arizona's first newspaper 154 years ago and that same press is still cranking today. "The Weekly Arizonian" was first printed in Tubac in March 1859. Published nearly 53 years before Arizona achieved statehood on Feb. 14, 1912, it was the first newspaper in Arizona even before it became a territory in 1863.

The newspaper was printed on a press that had been shipped from a manufacturer in Cincinnati, Ohio, and that is now on view at the park. It's in "excellent" condition, park volunteer Jim Pagels said, and it still prints copies of the first issue of the Weekly Arizonian for tourists and school children on field trips.

Speakers at the March 23 dedication praised the volunteers at the state park and noted that Pagels gives printing demonstrations while his wife, Elizabeth, dresses in an authentic outfit from the late 1850s to add more historic flavor. Mark Scarp, past president of the Society of Professional Journalists said the organization “Is paying its due honor today” and noted that the newspaper “told the story of the developing area” of Tubac.

Park director Shaw Kinsley explained that there were 21 editions of the “Weekly Arizonan” before the press was moved north and the park has a CD, with copies for sale, with reproductions of every issue except No. 16 which hasn’t been found. Photos by Kathleen Vandervoet:

(Top) Jim Pagels demonstrates how the Washington Hand Press is used. (Middle) Unveiling the historic plaque are, from left, David Cuillier, incoming president of the Society of Professional Journalists; Kent Ennis, associate director of Arizona State Parks; and Mark Scarp, past president of the Society of Professional Journalists. (Bottom, left) Elizabeth Pagels lends flair to the printing press demonstration through her period appropriate dress, bonnet and gloves. (Bottom, right) This plaque commemorates the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park as a National Historic Site in Journalism.

He said that park volunteers plan to follow the national honor with an annual journalism week in early March during which high school and college students will be invited to enter writing contests inspired by the 21 editions of the newspaper. “We think it will be a wonderful way to engage people in Tubac’s past,” Kinsley said.

Also speaking were Kent Ennis, associate director of Arizona State Parks, and David Cuillier, the director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and the incoming president of the Society of Professional Journalists. A large plaque giving the details of the society’s honor was unveiled and will be affixed in the visitor center reception area.

Why was a printing press originally sent to Tubac - a village that had only about 400 residents at the time? Pagels explained in a 2011 interview that it was purchased for $250 by William Wrightson of the Santa Rita Mining Co. (named for the mountain range east of Tubac) to promote the mining company and its agenda. The newspaper also advocated greater military protection against Indian attacks and promoted the beauty of the Southwest. After being moved to a variety of Arizona communities, the printing press was re-discovered in a barn in Tombstone in 1913 and it was then donated to the Arizona Pioneer Historical Society. Since 1970, it has been on loan in Tubac from the Arizona Historical Society.

A visitor, Carl Palmer of Pennsylvania, who had a background in printing, saw the non-working press on display at the state park in 1971, Kinsley said. Palmer immediately said to his companion, "Oh, look. They've got the bed installed backward," Kinsley said. Palmer came up with ways to have the press restored through the efforts of various contacts and it was returned to Tubac in October 1980 and has been in working condition since then.

Pagels, even with an extensive history in the printing business, said he took great care before he began working with the press as a volunteer. "I wouldn't touch it until I was shown how to run it. I didn't want to damage it. There was too much history here," he said. The Washington Hand Press will be demonstrated by Pagels on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The demonstration is included with park admission, which is $5 for adults, $2 for youth 7-13, and free for younger children.

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Quilted items have a life-long appeal Article and images by Kathleen Vandervoet

uilts and quilted clothing are perennially popular. There’s something about the texture and heft of cloth when it has been quilted that makes it appealing and comforting. Historically, quilting was a utilitarian craft, but now, with plenty of resources, quilting has become a way to create works of art.

is owned by Trisha Ambrose. A number of the quilts on display are made by Tubac area residents. One quilter was previously an engineer and her work shows an extra edge of precision, Ambrose said. Another quilter has transferred her quilt-making talent into making quilt jewelry such as earrings, necklaces, pins and Christmas ornaments.

In Tubac, Quilts Ltd. on Camino Otero welcomes shoppers with a variety of highQuilts Ltd. has been in business for more than quality and hand-made quilts for beds and for 20 years and Ambrose formerly had galleries wall hangings. The shop, now in its seventh year, in the California cities of San Francisco,

Mendocino and Carmel, as well as Santa Fe, N.M. Ambrose said she moved her gallery to Tubac because of its historic and cultural past. She feels it’s the perfect location for a fiber gallery since there are fiber artists in Tubac and surrounding areas, and that it’s a perfect location to develop the art of quilt designing and wearable fabric art. Working within the community and buying locally is a good way to do business, she added.

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Images: (Facing page, top, left) A watercolor painting of the exterior of Tubac's Quilts LTD by Tubac artist Roberta Rogers. (Top, right) The store’s sign beckons visitors. (Bottom, left) “Garden Gazing” is the title of this quilt.. (Bottom, right) Employee Pamela Grier shows some of the hand-stitched coverings at Quilts Ltd. (Above) A mola is featured on the back of this vest displayed by Pamela Grier. Photos by Kathleen Vandervoet

Many of the garments are oneof-a-kind designed by Ambrose and made in Tubac. Among the quilt patterns seen in the shop are “Trip Around the World,” “Log Cabin,” Mariner’s Compass,” “Lone Star,” “9 Patch,” as well as Bargello, appliqué, whole cloth and reverse appliqué. Ambrose, a quilter herself, said the shop is proud to represent large quilting groups and their unique creations. Many of these quilts represent desert scenes with wildlife, cactus, saguaros, kokopellis and more. There are quilts to enhance a baby’s or child’s bedroom using patterns such as “Sunbonnet Girl,” “Baby Bear,” “Tumbling Blocks,” “Cowgirl and Cowboy” and matching accessories. Great gift ideas include quilted pot holders and quilted place mat. Pillows and purses are also on display. The range of wearable art includes colorful blouses, vests, jackets and coats. Some of the vests incorporate a bright mola, a layered design. Ambrose and her family have traveled the world in search of

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For the home quilter, or anyone who wants to give it a try, there are dozens of new and vintage quilting books and magazines, a selection of precut fabric squares and fabric strips, along with a collection of patterns, many of which are designed by Arizonans. A new addition to the gallery is showcased on the front patio where cotton hammocks brighten the area and remind shoppers how pleasant a cool afternoon nap can be. Ambrose said the hammocks are handmade by indigenous people from Central America. Quilts Ltd. at 7 Camino Otero is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From June to September the store is open only on weekends and by appointment. For information, call (800) 255-2306. �

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ometimes I forget about the positive effects that a day in the wilderness can offer to my soul and my imagination and how it can alleviate any overwhelming feelings caused by the routine and all those must-do chores and commitments. It is true that I get busy and a long trip may seem unrealistic at times, but a visit to Peña Blanca Lake is totally doable even during those hectic days. A short drive from Tubac and there it is, water, fishing, boating, hiking, bird watching and a great opportunity for a photography aficionado like me to capture images as all the desert elements are in harmony. It was a Friday a little after 1p.m. that some family members and I loaded our cooler with snacks and drinks, hooked our inflatable boat to the truck and drove there from Tubac. We made our first stop in Rio Rico to buy some ice and more snacks just to be sure hunger would not get in the way of a good time! The lake is approximately 10 miles west of the intersection of Arizona highway 289 (Ruby Rd.) and I-19, the road is paved all the way. This drive should take approximately 30 minutes from Tubac.

Article and images by Paula Beemer

For us it was different, it took us 45 minutes for which I am at fault. It used to be that when the kids were younger we were delayed for “bathroom breaks,” but now with my camera and me we get delayed for “picture breaks.” It was hard to resist to the beautiful scenery along the way; I just had to capture it. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) built Peña Blanca Lake in 1957 at the foothills of the

Pajarito Mountain in the Peña Blanca Canyon, part of the Coronado National Forest. It covers 49 acres of water that offers diverse water-related activities. It is considered a mountain lake at an elevation of 4,000 feet. The lake is operated by the Nogales Ranger District. Since 1958 residents from the area and from across the border have been enjoying this outdoors spot. An access interruption occurred in 2008/09 when the lake was drained and silt was removed from the lake bottom.

That was for an environmental cleanup project resulting from the high levels of methyl mercury found on fish tissue potentially caused by mercury-contaminated sediments washed downstream of old tailings from historic mining operations. The lake has since refilled to normal water levels and has been restocked with fish.

eña Blanca Lake: offers most of what I need for a few days of adventure and fun, including the White Rock campground nearby with 15 sites to set camp. It has spaces for picnics; some of them will accommodate large groups, and offer bathrooms and trash depositories.

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A hiking path and a nice paved boat ramp that we used to unload our inflatable boat, with a dock made it very convenient for loading the passengers and cooler.

The children, their grandpa and aunt went on the boat and my husband and I took the trail bordering the lake. It was a pleasant walk in the shade for the most part with only one spot where I saw myself sliding down if it weren’t for the help of a walking stick that kept me upright, but overall, it was obstacle and difficulty free.

As for any public waters in Arizona, a fishing license is required along with a trout stamp to fish, for any person 14 or older, states the AGFD. This can be purchased online or through many dealers that can be found on their website www.azgfd.gov including WalMart.

For those fishing enthusiast, the AGFD online offers a report on the fishing conditions of the lake and as for the day we were there, no reported catches had been recorded. It also reminds visitors that largemouth bass have to be immediately released and all other fish are not recommended for consumption except for trout.

After walking for a while we met with the other part of our group. They had brought the boat to shore where we sat to enjoy our snacks. We all commented how pleasant it was to be there.

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Along the way, we ran into fishermen of all ages claiming bites on their lures. According to the information provided by AGFD online, the species available to catch are Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Sunfish and Channel Catfish.

We returned by boat, which provided me a chance to enjoy the water perspective of our trip and to complete the experience. It was an easy row back giving me the exciting feeling of wanting to repeat the adventure in the near future.

For information about the lake, readers may contact the Nogales Ranger District at (520) 281-2296.

(Facing page, bottom) A young angler bouncing on the dock. (This page, top) Perhaps the most successful fisher in the lake that day, this osprey, carrying his catch.

(This page, bottom) On the rock there is a plaque dedicating the island of Peña Blanca lake to George W. "Pete" Peterson that reads "through his eyes, this area was first pictured as a lake"

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ome of us get obsessed with chasing a “healthy lifestyle” through diet, exercise and stress reduction, plus the latest hot supplements, but we neglect the basics. Lifestyle changes can do a lot of good, but if you catch some preventable disease, you could die young anyway. Here are my recommendations on screenings and vaccines that could well save your life, as well as the lives of your loved ones: HEALTH SCREENINGS

Early detection of disease can often be critical in finding a cure instead of a poor outcome. Unfortunately, once we become independent adults, we don’t always listen to advice to take care of our own health, especially if it involves unpleasant tests.

Don’t be a baby—your health ultimately rests on your own decisions! *There’s current controversy about the value of PSA screening. Check with your primary care physician about its usefulness to you.

Furthermore, for both men and women, the Federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that all adults born between 1945 and 1965 should have a one-time blood test for the hepatitis C virus.

People in this age group are targeted because they are five times more likely to have hepatitis C infection than the rest of the U.S. population. They also account for 75% for newly-discovered hepatitis C cases annually in the U.S. You may have this infection and not know it. You could have been infected decades ago, when you were in your teens or twenties. Some possible causes include blood transfusions or other needle exposures in health care settings, or high-risk behaviors like having sex with an infected partner (who may also have been unaware of being infected). According to the CDC, hepatitis C infection $4,900 30

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VACCINES Every year, more adults in the U.S. die from vaccine-preventable diseases than die from colon cancer, breast cancer, or prostate cancer. Unfortunately, adult immunization (another term for vaccination) is not a significant part of internal medicine culture or training. You need to take the initiative in protecting your own health, by asking for the appropriate immunizations. Following are the important vaccines that you should be current with: 1. tetanus/diphtheria (Td): 1 dose of Td booster every 10 years • substitute one dose of

Tdap for Td as soon as possible; do not need to wait 10 years if you haven’t had a Tdap before

(Tdap includes immunization against pertussis (whooping cough) as well as tetanus and diphtheria) 2. herpes zoster (shingles): 1 dose at age 60 or above • Risk of getting shingles

increases with age.

3. influenza: 1 dose annually. Early in fall is most effective. • If you miss early fall,

get vaccinated as soon as you can, but don’t miss out for the year.

4. pneumococcal vaccine: 1 dose at age 65 or above • for those who have

been vaccinated prior to age 65, repeat in five years.

• Smoking and asthma

have recently been added as indications to receive this vaccine at any age.

You may need other vaccines as well if you are a member of certain high-risk populations. These could include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal vaccines. Check with your primary care physician.

Picking this “low-hanging fruit” is easy and provides tremendous insurance against your suffering needlessly in your later years.

Dr. Baker has a Tubac healthy-aging practice, Prime Health. For more information, call 520-398-8269 or email primehealthaz@gmail.com

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t’s been ten years since the little anti-war protest in Tubac took place. Ten percent of the village showed up to take a stand against the looming war in Iraq. Four distinguished local veterans carried the American flag to lead the parade, and the rest of us came up behind prepared to speak about why we were opposed to the precedent setting pre-emptory war. Children and their parents bore homemade signs and held them high as we covered the virtually empty streets where we were ignored, except by one observer who threw us the bird. Oh well. Later, we were rewarded with significant coverage by the press. After the march through town, the hardy group gathered around the big fountain in the center of the Entrada’s plaza and spoke extemporaneously. The speeches were quite eloquent, I must say, with history and experience behind us. What followed was our greatest fear.

called shock and awe. It took place without bona fide justification, a clear cut plan of follow-up, or a conscience about what course we were setting. Our aggression was internationally unpopular, environmentally and morally incorrect and based on rumor, paranoia and ignorance. The loss of American life has been far greater than the fatalities of 9/11. So much for revenge….a revenge meted out to the wrong people. The results are staggering. One hundred thousand dead in the Mid-East, over four thousand of our own dead and God only knows how many injured and families broken. Two nations in rubble, political chaos and financial instability. What a mess.

The Taliban and al Qaeda numbers have surged and merged and they hate us all the more. The nations of the Middle East are no closer to peace or safety, while radical forms of Islam are on the rise. Extricating ourselves from the Nothing could stop our area has been slow and difficult. country from making the The cost of oil is at an all-time colossal mistakes that ensued. high and cooperation between Within two days of our protest, nations is at an all-time the United States’ military low. The war cost taxpayers attacked Iraq in a mission money they can’t even begin

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I am sad that we little guys from Tubac, so far from the Pentagon and the lap of power were able to foresee the outcome of the war and the devastation it would cause. It is amazing to me that so many villagers could read the writing on the wall and Washington’s leaders could not. How can we trust such carelessness? What does it tell us? Are our leaders counting on us becoming the sheep that Judith Parker powerfully portayed in her one of her anti-war paintings of sheep dying into the flag? I want to ask the man who was so offended at our protest if he has had second thoughts. I want to know if he understands now what he didn’t then. It would help to hear that he would never trust his government’s blatant capriciousness again, and may actually have some respect for those of us who took our stand in the desert despite him.

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he Rich River Athletic Club invites people who like to run and walk to join. Steve and Toni Schadler, 20year Tubac residents, were among the club founders in March 2010. They’re educators, athletes and coaches and want to spread their philosophy. “The purpose of the club is to support the inner athlete in all of us. We think that everybody deep inside wants to feel healthy, feel good. It doesn’t necessarily mean in a competitive sense. Our approach to that is to encourage running and walking,” Steve said.

Athletic background

It’s no surprise that the Schadlers are active in the Rich River Athletic Club. Both were runners in high school and college, winning impressive awards. Steve was a high school All American in track and Toni was a college All American in cross country at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Steve graduated from Stanford University and was on the cross country team which won a Pac-10 championship one year. His best time was a 4.01-minute mile.

They both became teachers and took jobs in the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 in 1995. Steve is now The Rich River Athletic Club was founded three years ago to enjoy the the school district Assistant Director for outdoors through walking and running. From left are Toni, Alex, Sam Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. and Steve Schadler. Photo by Kathleen Vandervoet Starting as an English teacher at Rio Rico High School he progressed to assistant The elementary fun run will be in mid-January principal and then to principal for six years at The club has a number of regular activities for and the anniversary party is planned in late Mountain View Elementary School. children, teens and adults. On the third Saturday January. The 19th annual Lucky Clover 5K run of each month people get together for a club Toni, who was chosen Teacher of the Year for and 2 mile walk will be next March. run/walk at the intersection of Pendleton and Santa Cruz County in 2011 and was a semiThe club is as an Arizona nonprofit corporation Rio Rico Drive. Anyone interested is invited. finalist for the Arizona Teacher of the Year, is and the membership fee is $25 a year or $15 for a sixth-grade English teacher at Coatimundi April activities include an elementary school ages 18 and under. Benefits include discounts Middle School, cross country and track coach, track meet based on the program “Character of 10 percent at the Tubac Deli; 10 percent sixth-grade team leader and National Junior Counts” which was April 5 this year. The Rich discount at Wisdom’s restaurant; and a 15 Honor Society advisor. River Relays are April 26. percent discount at Performance Footwear in Tucson. The club run/walk is held the third Steve was the Rio Rico High School cross In late October the Anza Trail Run is planned Saturday of each month. He said that “whoever country and track coach for a number of years and in November, the RRAC family hike at shows up decides how far we’ll run or walk that before the principal’s job required him to give the Tumacácori Mission will take place. In late day.” November there is a 5K Turkey Trot. that up. The school won many regional and state Another top reason for joining the club is to meet positive people who enjoy outdoor activities, while also supporting community events, said Steve, who was named high school cross country Coach of the Year last November by the Arizona Daily Star newspaper.

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awards under his leadership and continued with that when Schadler’s replacement, Roger Bristow, was the coach.

Between 1999 and 2012, the RRHS boys’ cross country teams were first or second in the state in all but three years. They won four state championships and seven state runner-up positions, Steve said.

Bristow left last June to work elsewhere and Schadler filled in as coach. That resulted with Schadler being named Southern Arizona Cross Country Coach of the Year by the Arizona Daily Star newspaper last November. Wes McQueen, who was on the high school cross country and track teams from 1998 to 2002, said Steve Schadler taught the athletes life-long lessons.

He also ran in Toni Schadler’s middle school cross country and track programs and said he views both of them “as great role models.”

McQueen said Steve is “very enthusiastic about running. He’s a great mentor and was able to not only get us fit through a workout program but looked at setting goals and getting us prepared for the big race at the end of the year. “With his guidance we could see it evolve. We won state cross country and state track” his junior year and were second-place in his

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Schadler said the Rich River Athletic Club fills an important role in the community, advocating for fitness. He said he’s in favor of allowing running to remain a fun activity for children. “I think you have to be careful of not too much structure in running, it’s the nature of the sport.

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April 14, 3pm - The Swiggtones: A special concert benefiting Tubac Center of the Arts & The Presidio at Tubac Center of the Arts. Tickets $10. The Swiggtones is a family band with son Jack Swiggett (16) on piano, Dylan Swiggett (18) on drums, father Clif Swiggett on trombone and bass, and mom Nelda Swiggett on flute and keyboard. Together they perform a high energy mix of original compositions and classic jazz standards. Their collective experience and passion spans a musical spectrum that includes Jazz, Salsa, Classical, and Rock. 398-2371. April 16 - The Tubac Area Realtors Present “TUBAC TUESDAYS” 11 to 3pm. Many Open houses throughout the entire Tubac area! For more information call Fred Johnson 275·7050 April 17, 4pm - Hummingbird Monitoring Network Volunteer Program Presentation. Come and learn how you can take part in a research project right here in Southern Arizona; about how scientists catch, “band”, release and monitor these tiny creatures. This project is teaching us all about how these birds live and how to help preserve and protect them and their habitat. Sponsored by the Noglaes-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce, 123 W Kino Park Place, Nogales. 520-287-3685. April 18, 11am - 3pm - Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252. April 18, 1 to 3pm – Green Valley Genealogical Society. At the St. Francis Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Dr. Main Program: “The Good, The Bad, & The Query” featuring a panel of genealogy experts. Edie Sly, Gerald Wallin, Bud Jay, and Carol Bates-Smith will discuss and provide their best advice and mistakes to avoid followed by Q&A session from membership. Edie Sly has been searching her ancestors for over 25 years and has made previous presentations – the last was “Preparing for a Research Trip. Gerald Wallin is also an old hand at searching his family and has written a few family stories. Anyone who is brave enough to write about his family has got to be an expert genealogist. Carol Bates-Smith is another genealogist who has successfully searched high and low for ancestors. Although, Bud Jay claims no expertise, he has visited numerous genealogy archival sites including his DNA. He admits to a couple major mistakes and a couple best successes. Short Program: Gordon Gray will speak on “How to Find a Professional Genealogist”. Free and visitors are welcome. Meetings are free and visitors are welcome. Contact JoAnn Herbst (396-4630) for more information (www.rootsweb. ancestry.com/~azgvgs/> or Google “az gvgs”). This is our last meeting for 2012-2013. Have a safe summer; we’ll see you in the fall. April 20, 8am to 11am - Free Rain Water Harvesting Workshop. Learn how to create simple features which maximize the use of water that falls on your landscape in this hand-on workshop in Rio Rico. For more info and directions please RSVP to Jen, 520-2354325. Sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Cruz River. April 20, 2pm - Massacre at Point of Rocks by Doug Hocking – Book Event. Hear this gripping tale of historic events along the Santa Fe Trail in 1849. James White took his family ahead of the slow moving caravan to rush his wife and child to safety and comfort in Santa Fe. Met at Point of Rocks by Jicarilla Apaches, James was soon dead and his wife and child taken. Bounty hunters, dragoon cavalry and militia, even Kit Carson, were soon on the trail hunting for the woman and her child. Doug Hocking is an independent scholar who has completed advanced studies in American history, ethnology and historical archaeology. A retired Army officer who has lived among the Jicarilla Apache and paisanos of the Rio Arriba in northern New Mexico, he’s an engaging and delightful speaker. $7.50 adult, $4.50 youth 7-13, children free. Seating is limited; please call for reservations. At the Tubac Presidio. 398-2252 Saturday, April 20, 3pm – Lecture: Sustainability Practices in Desert Environment Michael Ben-Eli is founder of the Sustainability Laboratory, a worldwide network of advanced research, development and education centers that demonstrate breakthrough approaches to sustainability practices. In this lecture Michael Ben-Eli will present new perspectives of sustainability and explore the concepts through a project based in Wadi Attir This project seeks to develop and demonstrate a model for sustainable, communitybased organic farming, adapted to a desert environment. Michael will present values and experience in desert agriculture, with sustainability principles and cutting edge, appropriate, “green” technologies, including renewable energy production, resource recycling and arid land

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stewardship Location: Tubac Center of the Arts Admission: Free with your Garden Tour ticket, $5. Guests April 20, 3pm - Christina Wilhelm, pianist, will present “Music in the Key of Tea” at an afternoon tea to benefit C.H.O.P. (Community Housing of Patagonia) at the home of Sandra Powell. Phone 520-394-9495 for information and directions. Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts. April 23, 9:30 - 11:30am - Memory Screening Scheduled at ‘Connect’ Community Connect, La Posada’s outreach location in the Continental Shopping Plaza is the place. (Green Valley) The event: memory screening, a brief and simple evaluation of memory and other thinking skills. Appointments are available please call 393-6700. April 23, 5pm - SCVUSD No. 35 Governing Board Meeting, District Office, Board Room. The public is invited to attend the regular bimonthly meeting of the district governing board. April 23 thru May 12 - THE INVISIBLE THEATRE Presents Ken Ludwig’s THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY, Directed by Susan Claassen. A tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics! Two arch-rivals go head to head over their annual golf tournament. Hopes are dashed and domestic happiness threatened when a star player switches sides in this charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with golf. The Invisible Theatre -1400 N. First Ave Tucson at the corner of First and Drachman. Ticket Price: $28. (520) 882-9721. www.invisibletheatre.com. April 26 & 27, 10am to 5 pm - Bonanza Days – Sidewalk Sale in Tubac (and Tumacacori) with over 50 businesses participating. Visitors will find great merchandise, bargains galore and lots of fun. Local restaurants are offering everything from $5 breakfast menus to produce sales and discounted gift certificates. In addition to shopping and dining, regional nonprofit organizations will have tables during Bonanza Days including Equine Voices, Santa Cruz Humane Society, Paws Patrol and St. Ann’s Parish. For a complete listing of participating shops and restaurants please visit www.tubacaz.com. For more information please call 520 398 2704. April 27, 10am to 4pm - Tubac Center of the Arts’ Garden Tour. This selfguided tour will take you to 5 wonderful gardens in Tubac. Visit a variety of gardens in Tubac and have an opportunity to learn from master gardeners and home owners who know the "Art of Gardening". Includes refreshments and a chance to buy pots decorated by member artists. Call TCA at 520-398-2371 to purchase tickets. $20/Members, $25/Guests April 27 at 10:00 AM Invisible Theatre Wants YOU! Play Your Part in IT’s 20132014 Season! The Invisible Theatre will be hosting an organizational meeting on at The Invisible Theatre 1400 N First Avenue (at Drachman) Everyone (whether you have worked with Invisible Theatre in the past or not) interested in acting, directing, designing, teaching or volunteering at IT during our 2013-2014 season is encouraged to attend. Callbacks for individual shows will then be on Monday, April 29, 2013. Information about all opportunities will be discussed for men and women, high school age through adult. Please email cathy@invisibletheatre.com to confirm your interest and attendance. You may also email her for additional information. April 27, 5pm - Folklorico ‘13 - The Magic of Spain. Tres Alamos Ranch, Tubac. Featuring tapas, a Spanish chef on site preparing an authentic gourmet menu featuring your choice of chicken, vegetarian, or seafood Paella prepared over an open fire, a Sangria Bar, performances by the Flamenco del Pueblo Viejo dance troupe throughout the evening, an 8 piece Latin band, and a live auction featuring opportunities to bid on work by well known artists such as local Tubac oil painter, David Simons and Santa Fe sculptor, Starr York. Tickets are $150, $100 of which is tax deductible, and include dinner, dancing, live entertainment, sangria bar, wine, beer, and refreshments. Seating is limited. Call 520- 761-4531 to reserve tickets. May 2 & May 9, 9am-1pm Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations at the Tubac Presidio Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, type setting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering. Included with park admission $5 adult, $2 youth 7-13, children free. May 2 to 5 - Santa Cruz Birding and Heritage Festival. Birding tours to San Lazaro, Sonora, MX; Rancho El Arababi and Cocospera, Sonora, MX; Patagonia Lake, Sonoita

Creek State Natural, Pena Blanca Lake, Santa Cruz River and Las Lagunas, and Sycamore Canyon, AZ. Birding class. Many other classes and tours. Full schedule and registration form at http://www.santacruznatureheritage.org. May 3, Seeking Centenarians - Our annual salute to centenarians -- people who are 100 or will turn 100 in 2013 -- will be held at the Casa Community Center. If you are 100, or know someone who would enjoy being honored as a centenarian, please call 648-8120 to learn more. We ask that you call before April 8 to allow time to prepare a commemorative booklet about each centenarian’s life. May 3, 5 - 7pm – Hi-Art Opening Reception Tubac Center of the Arts is proud to present Hi-Art, the annual exhibit of artwork by students from Sahuarita, Walden Grove, Rio Rico and Nogales High Schools. This year’s exhibit sponsored by a generous gift from Tubac’s Cowboy Christmas event with Rogoway Turquoise Tortoise and Tubac Territory Galleries. Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371 May 4 thru 6 - Fiesta De Mayo Weekend at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Sat dinner and auction 5pm to midnight. Tickets $75 per person. Mon Produce Carne Asada from noon to 4pm. Tickets $25. Benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County. For tickets & info call 520-287-3733. May 5 - Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Stables bar with a Taco & Salsa Bar, Mexican Beers & Margaritas. 398-2678. May 6-8– Workshop: Plein Air Watercolor Journaling at the Tubac Center of the Arts – Don Getz $100/day/members, $110/day/non-members You can sign up for one day or all three days! Don Getz - After twenty-four years of a successful career in commercial art and television commercial production, Don Getz picked up his artist’s brushes in the spring of 1977 to pursue a new livelihood in fine art. This came about due to a weeklong watercolor workshop on Monhegan Island in September 1976. Since that time, Getz has lectured and conducted watercolor demonstrations and workshops on university campuses, as well as for countless art societies; instructed drawing classes in the Industrial Design Department at Cleveland Institute of Art; and has taught his brand of watercolor painting on acrylic gesso surfaces, watercolor journaling and drawing skills at workshops across the United States, Canada, and Europe for over thirty years. This workshop will focus on how to develop a watercolor journal for traveling or simply painting ‘en plain air.’ Don will take you step by step, through the use of pen and ink sketching stages and on to laying in transparent watercolor washes in local colors or those of your imagination. Contact: TCA at 520-398-2371 to register. May 11, call for time Nopal Harvest and Preparation Workshop, at the Tubac Presidio Laurie Melrood will lead a workshop about the eminently edible opuntia cactus known as ‘Indian Fig.’ Learn how to identify the ‘Ficus Indica’ cactus and techniques for harvest, preparation, preservation and food preparation from the fresh pads. Properly consumed prickly pear pads, stems and fruits have been shown to control cholesterol, heal skin and tissue, and positively influence blood sugar levels in persons with diabetes. We will prepare a tasty green salsa and enjoy homemade gluten free tostadas using the nopal pads. Participants will take home a jar of fresh salsa and enjoy the tostadas with freshly prepared prickly pear lemonade. Fee $35. Reservations recommended, call 520-398-2252. May 12th - Treat Mom to a lovely Mother’s Day Brunch at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. For reservations call 520.398.3515. May 15 thru Sunday, May 19 International Kino Festival The Tubac Presidio will participate in the International Kino Festival honoring the life of Father Kino, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary and explorer. The festival is part of a regional celebration in communities throughout Sonora, Mexico and Arizona. For more information, visit www. TubacPresidioPark.com or call 520-398-2252.

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The Historic Gomez House A Family Aﬀair A letter to Tubac by Nancy Valentine

Tucked away in Old Town Tubac, off the Placita de Anza, the Gomez House stands today as a reminder of the life and times of Tubaquenos dating back to the late 1700s. It could have been lost for ever, had it not been for a neighborhood effort to ensure its survival by a group of residents who love their Tubac history and cultural heritage.

In 2005, it was Old Town Tubac residents, Leila Pearsall, Secret Garden Inn innkeeper, and Lyle Stone, retired archaeologist and his wife Betsy, who where the first to be compelled to save this special place— this time from possible demolition. Abutters to the property, Pearsall and the Stones purchased the run down property, cleaned it up a bit, and made some improvements.

The quiet simplicity and charm of the building today, belies the truth of what it took to bring it back. It was a real act of love—the building had been abandoned, was in bad shape and filled with the possessions of its former owner, Bertha Jackson, who along with her deceased husband, Watkins, had occupied the Gomez House since the 1940’s. Pearsall can tell you that she personally removed three dumpster loads of furnishings and debris from the building. But not without the Stones reviewing and archiving all the personal items left behind which revealed a personal glimpse into the life and times of some of Tubac’s more colorful residents. In 2006, my late husband, Hugh Holub, and I were next to be privileged to bring the building back to life and ensure its survival. Using traditional adobe restoration techniques, combined with a complete renovation of all electrical and plumbing, the building now stands with its integrity and historical significance intact and is a home once again.

Gomez House Before… and after…..

Hugh’s and my labor of love resulted in not only bringing back the building, but inadvertently, bringing back a piece of Tubac’s history that we were honored to become privy to. This heritage and would have been lost as well had not the original occupants of the Gomez House, come to visit their family home that they loved and for which they held such fond memories. One day while Hugh and I were working on the Gomez House, a man reticently approached us stating that he was the great grandson of the original builders and occupants. His mother had shared with him the many lovely stories of her growing up here…and he just had to come see for himself. We were thrilled. It just so happened that he and his mother were in Tubac that day at a memorial service at St. Ann’s church for one of the elder Gomezes who had passed.

At our invitation, after the service, David Gomez Felix assisted his elderly mother, Celina, as she hobbled up to the house, her elderly gait steadied by her son and a cane. Her transformation once inside was magical. Within a few minutes of stepping into the house, she transformed into her 12-year-old self of the past. Standing straight, she used her cane to point things out to us. With a twinkle in her eye, she recalled much mischief growing up here, and shared many wonderful stories and memories of what it was like growing up here.

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Hugh and I were delighted and made every effort to remember and record Celina’s stories. Over time, more of Evaristo’s and Encarnacion’s children, grand and great grandchildren, great nieces and nephews…all manner of relations…visited at times, creating a bond and sharing and marveling as the restoration of their family home progressed. On All Souls Day, 2008, Hugh and I were delighted to host five generations of the Gomez Family who gathered here to share and celebrate their heritage and reconstruct a family tree. Camcorders, cameras and tape recorders recorded the stories of the elder Gomezes. Their stories were etched in the minds and hearts of all the multi-generational descendants who were very grateful for the opportunity to learn of and take pride in the many contributions of their family lineage to the building of the Tubac we know of today. In 2011 both Hugh and Celina passed…within a few months of each other. The Gomez Family and I like to believe that they are in heaven swapping more stories about their happy times lived in the Gomez House.

Gomez House Legacy

Original home to one of Tubac’s Hispanic Heritage families—Evaristo and Encarncion Gomez—the building’s foundation dates back to the late 1700s and Tubac’s Spanish Colonial era. Around the turn of the 20th century, Evaristo and Encarnacion began a family in Tubac which grew to six children, some of whom were born in the Gomez House which they built upon the earlier foundation.

Growing up during the Great Depression, the Gomez children were healthy and fun-loving and recall very happy times growing up in the family home on what was then a six-acre parcel. Well-fed on the food grown on the property, lush with life from water from their well, they played with neighborhood children less fortunate who came to the Gomez House because there was always kindness, generosity and something fun happening. Evaristo built a boxing ring for the boys and Encarnacion always had treats. The Santa Cruz River was their natural playground. Church and school was just a placita away. The Gomezes were kind-hearted to their neighbors who were having a tough time. Christmas time would find neighbors with Christmas stockings made by Encarnacion and stuffed with bacon and small toys Evaristo was able to purchase as gifts. Evaristo worked moving dirt on the first “highway” coming through Tubac. He cherished the artifacts he found of our Ancient Ones. The Gomez House fireplace hearth is a tribute to those who came before us, and Evaristo’s gift to us who came after.

Hugh and I had hoped to make the Gomez House available to the public as an educational and research center focusing on the past and current life and times, cultural heritage and legacies of the Santa Cruz River Valley habitat and her inhabitants.

Unfortunately, since Hugh’s passing, I’m finding I am unable to continue my role as steward of the Gomez House. There is still much that could be done to continue its contribution to Tubac now and in the future. That will need to be done by individuals or a new “family’ of individuals in a better position to carry on with the mission than myself. I am inviting suggestions from the broader Tubac Family, who love their Tubac and their cultural heritage about how to initiate the next saga in the life of the Gomez House family affair. Feel free to email me at tubacval@msn.com or call at 520-398-9571 with your suggestions. Thank you.

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Hi, you dear month of April! The month of March with its blessings of Palm Sunday and Passover, Good Friday and then

the Day of Easter when we rejoice and renew ourselves is over, and not only we, but the earth is renewed. It's Spring and it's greening, the birds are healthy and singing all day, the mountains are splendiferous, the wild flowers are without measure. Spring has given us a fresh start after the Blessings of March, Praise God! AVOCADO DEVILED EGGS

COMMENTS on the Contents of the Villager - March

Many thanks to Joseph Birkett for printing the beautiful painting on the cover of March's Villager. The painting was by artist Enrique de la Vega, called 'Our Lady of Sorrows' is was indeed awe inspiring in this day and age, the accompanying article on the artist was written by Paula Beemer, truly a very comprehensive vision of the man, Enrique, and his work. Also, many thanks for the photos of our incredible desert by Murray Bolesta, simply gorgeous, also for his commentary. Mustn't forget to thank Josh Cicci for his artistic and humorous cartoon of the Prickly Pair High '5' to Josh for his good works and style.

This Fast and Easy Salad can serve one or many FRESH GREEN SALAD

Use baby kale, arugula, spinach, a little cilantro, some pumpkin seeds, walnuts, dried cherries, sweet mini peppers, cherry tomatoes - toss with avocado oil - wonderful & good for you!

Time for Strawberry Pie Again! Sooooo good

STRAWBERRY PIE

1 c. sugar 3 tbl cornstarch 1 c. water 3 tbl strawberry jello 3-4 cups sliced strawberries 1 baked 8 in. pie shell whipped cream Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan, stir in water and jello. Cook till thickened - stir constantly. Pour over strawberries, mix well and pour into pie shell. Refrigerate till set - serve with whipped cream.

Get Ready For Summer -

Tired of Tuna Casserole (from your youth?) Try this one for a new treat TUNA CASSEROLE (updated just a tad!)

1 can tuna in water, drained 1 can cream of mushroom soup 8 oz, pkg, noodles, cooked 1/2 c. Marsala wine 1/2 c. grated Swiss cheese cracker crumbs, about 1/2 c. browned in butter (a little bit) Mix tuna, soup and wine, stir in cheese and noodles, put in casserole dish or 8 x 8 pan, top with crumbs and bake in 325 degree oven 30 minutes. Enjoy.

Mary Ann Smithson says - glue a piece of fine sandpaper to one end of a paint stirrer and voila - instant pedicure for dry skin & callouses on your feet!

6 hard-cooked, peeled and cut length-wise 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and roughly chopped 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 tbl. mayonnaise or plain yogurt 2 tsp. mustard (I used maple mustard) 1 tsp. white wine vinegar salt and ground pepper to taste 1/8 to 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne) Remove egg yolks to a medium bowl. Place egg whites on plate or platter.

To the bowl of egg yolks add the avocado and lemon juice and mash until smooth. Stir in mayonnaise (or yogurt), mustard, vinegar, salt and peppers; mix thoroughly. Spoon into eggwhite shells, dividing equally. Serve immediately or cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 hours. Makes 12 deviled eggs.

Look for "The Lee Bros. Charleston Cookbook"

The Lee Brothers, Matt and Ted, of Charleston, South Carolina are FOOD EXPERTS. Their third cookbook, The Lee Brothers Charleston Kitchen brings this great city, its people and its recipes to life. Matt and Ted are fine, talented young men and I do hope you catch them on the Food Channel on TV, they're great. By the way, Matt is married to my granddaughter Gia, and they have 2 precious outstanding boys, Arthur Rano and Lorenzo. Wonder what's in store for the next generation of the Lee Brothers?

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS

SALE

40% OFF ALL ARTWORK

Bargain prices on art supplies and gallery furnishings

Aleda's Studio/Gallery Calle Iglesia, El Presidito, Tubac

Sale begins April 12

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Paws Patrol

You may have noticed regular ads in the Tubac Villager announcing cat adoption fairs in Green Valley once a month. While we are active in the Tubac area, many of you may not know who we are and what we do. Let us introduce ourselves. Paws Patrol is a 501 c3 nonprofit and our mission as a community oriented program is to: Reduce feral cat overpopulation through TNR (Trap/Neuter/ Return) in order to create a healthier environment for our communities.

Within that mission, Paws Patrol's programs include Feral Cat Colony Management and Sterilization, Barn Relocation when feral cats must be relocated and socialized cat and kitten foster care and adoption. Since our inception 7 years

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ago in 2006, we have taken in 1534 cats, adopted out 593 of them and 957 cats have been returned to their feral colonies or were adopted out as barn cats. We are currently in need of foster homes (for both cats and kittens), and are looking for barns to place feral to semi-feral cats who need someone to look out for them; they will more than earn their keep with mousing detail! We also have 2 cats needing an indoor industrial/ warehouse home that they can keep rodent free. Of course, we’ll always have wonderful, socailized cats and kittens available for adoption, and a need for volunteers. Check out our website www.greenvalleypawspatrol.org or give us a call at 207-4024 for more information.

Free Rain Water Harvesting Workshop

In La Entrada de Tubac

April 20th 8am—11am Learn how to create simple features which maximize the use of water that falls on your landscape in this hands-on workshop in Rio Rico. For more info and directions, please RSVP to Jen (520) 235-4325 Sponsored by Friends of the Santa Cruz River

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