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Father Eusebio Kino wasa heroic pioneer who paved theway into Arizona and Californiaetching his name in AmericanHistory. Kino dedicated himselfto missionary work as a followerof Saint Francis Xavier and hadplanned to minister in the FarEast but the necessity for mis-sionaries in New Spain calledhim to the Americas.

Father Kino was sent tothe area known as Pimería Alta,now northern Sonora, Mexico,and southern Arizona, makingmore than 40 excursions toMexico’s northwest encompass-ing the Mexican state of Sinaloaas well as Sonora.

Kino’s work in PimeríaAlta began in March 1687, liv-ing and traveling among theYuma and Pima Indians. Ini-tially, there were no Europeansettlers. He explored, built amission, and attended to his re-ligious duties

Kino did more than justdirect the establishing of mis-sions. His explorations con-firmed that California was apeninsula and not an island by

traveling thousands of miles onhorseback, sometimes with Eu-ropeans and at others with Na-tive Americans.

During a 25 year period,Father Kino remarkablyfounded 24 missions, the mostnotable to Santa Cruz Countybeing the San Cayetano del Tu-macácori founded in 1691(southern Arizona’s first missionof any order and the first Jesuitmission), San José del Tumacá-cori (currently the location ofthe Tumacacori National His-toric Park), and San Gabriel deGuevavi, also founded in 1691,which ruins are located on thenational park.

Father Kino seems tohave exemplified the simplicityand faith that marked the mostdevout of those in holy orders.


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Rails through ambos Nogales have been afact of life for Nogalians since the dual nationalitycommunity of Nogales existed. Cyrus K. Hollidayhelped create the new capitol city of Topeka,Kansas. Following that, Holliday planned a rail-road from Atchison to Topeka then to continueover the old Santa Fe Trail, a cattle drive route tothe capitol of New Mexico. The Atchison, Topekaand Santa Fe railroad expanded further south toDeming, New Mexico from where Holliday hopedto proceed westward to the Pacific coast. In sodoing, he could realize his ultimate dream to con-nect Chicago to the west coast and an anticipatedlucrative Pacific Ocean trade with the Far East.

Holliday decided he would reach the coast atthe port of Guaymas, Sonora. In November of1878, the AT&SF sent a locator engineer, WilliamRaymond “Raime” Morley, to plan a route. Thefirst and more difficult plan called for the line to ex-tend southward from Deming to Janos over a wellknown wagon trail down to the area near the YaquiRiver then west to Guaymas.

The second plan and the one adopted calledfor a line south from Benson to the border, andnorth from Guaymas through Hermosillo to theborder, meeting at the future site of Nogales. Thedownside of the second plan necessitated using theSouthern Pacific between Benson and Deming.Advertisements at the time revealed the inconven-ience for freight and travelers of having to changefrom Santa Fe to Southern Pacific trains at Dem-ing, disembark again in Benson, and wait for theSanta Fe’s New Mexico & Arizona Railway train tothe border.

Two subsidiary companies of the AT&SFwere organized, The Sonoran Railway, Ltd., oper-ating between Guaymas and Nogales, and the NewMexico & Arizona Railway operating over 88 milesof track between Benson through Fairbank, Sonoitaand Patagonia to the border crossing point in a val-ley that would become Nogales.

Finally, the rails reached the present day RioRico golf course at the confluence of the SonoitaCreek and Santa Cruz River where Colonel Sykesconstructed his Santa Rita Hotel. The town of Cal-abasas consisted of 150 people who supported 16saloons, some offering gambling and some segre-gated for the Chinese who also supported an opiumden.

At the border, the Santa Fe constructed a

wooden depot straddling the boundary with thesouth end in Mexico and the north end in theUnited States. They built a single, practical, “inter-national” building over and on both sides of theboundary and painted a simple sign, “Nogales,” notto name a town, just a depot.

On October 25, 1882, the rails met at theborder. After Mrs. William Morley, representingher husband away on assignment, drove a silverspike into the tie amid cheers and toasts that foreverlinked the west coast of Mexico and beyond to theentire United States.

The rail lines through Nogales made feasibleinternational trade and attracted the early Nogalespioneers and entrepreneurs. The names of Tit-

comb, Bowman, Mix, Karns, Chenoweth, and Es-calada are a few among many who traveled thoserails to Nogales seeking opportunity.

E. H. Harriman took control of the SouthernPacific and became its president. Harriman built6,000 rail cars with ice bunker cooling capacity tofacilitate the shipment of fresh produce from Cali-fornia to the east, and he saw the same possibilityfor the west coast of Mexico.

The beginnings came from Holliday, whowanted rails to the sea, Huntington, who wanted tocontrol the southern Arizona and Sonoran rails, andHarriman who could see vast trade and commercefar into the future. And the rails made Nogales ourhome.Border Echo 20124

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The small town of Patagonia is a fountain ofhistorical wealth. An international birding destina-tion with the adjacent Nature Conservancy’s Patag-onia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia’spopulation of 900 hosts traditional and eclectic di-versity. A village Mecca for painters, sculptors andescapees from big city corporate life in recentdecades, Patagonia has long been the hub for thearea’s ranching and mining industries, past andpresent.

As far back as 1736 with the Spanish discov-ery of the rich Planchas de Plata silver ore depositswest of Nogales, the lure of the silver strike openedwhat is now Santa Cruz County’s mountain rangesto the miner’s pick.

A century later, Spanish miners opened nu-merous mines in the wake of the blazing trail theSpanish conquistador, Fernando Vasquez de Coro-nado, carved through the region in his misguidedsearch for the legendary Cibola and the SevenCities of Gold.

A member of pioneer Harrison and Hath-away families of the San Raphael Valley area, PaulHathaway, has spun a vivid and titillating fictionalaccount of the historical interest in the treasures ofthe area in his novel, “The Prospector’s Secret—Treasures of the Pimeria Alta”, a must read that isavailable on Amazon.com.

As the Spaniards departed, the 18th centurydrew Anglo-American prospectors to the region.One such mine that had undoubtedly been workedby the Mexicans prior to the entry of the Americanswho "discovered" it in 1857, was originally knownas the Patagonia mine (for reasons which remain amystery), and was purchased by Sylvester Mowry inthe 1860s, renaming it the Mowry Mine.

The mining industry attracted many to itsriches. One of the most notable was oil tycoon andrancher Rollin Rice Richardson who began invest-ing in lead and silver mines in the Patagonia Moun-tains.

In 1893, Richardson began development ofthe New Mexico and Arizona Railroad, also knownas the Santa Fe, which tracks ran alongside theSonoita Creek.

By 1900, Patagonia had its now historic rail-

road depot, which was the shipping and social cen-ter for most of the out laying towns. The additionof the railway created an economic boom for thearea and sprouted the communities of Sonoita andElgin. Its depot had three daily spots at one pointand despite Apache attacks on settlers, the miningand ranching industries grew. The railway allowedlocal ranchers to ship as many as 3,000 head of cat-tle a day to the east. The impact of the railwaybrought prosperity to the area and grew the area’spopulation to as many as 10,000 residents. Thisprogress saw Patagonia add an Opera House, ho-tels, parks, a schoolhouse and several saloons andstores within its environs.

In 1933, the Arizona-New Mexico Railwaywas purchased by Southern Pacific Railroad and forthe next thirty years provided service throughPatagonia. In 1960, the last ore was transportedfrom the Patagonia depot and the rail line removedin 1962.

As the ore depleted, the towns of Harshaw,Duquesne, Washington Camp and Mowry wereabandoned, left to the elements, leaving the im-prints and remnants of vibrant economies in mark-ers of mounded dust, cemeteries and whateversolitary building still surviving the passage of timeunder the watchful eyes of the few who live in theirmidst.

Because of the foresightedness and determi-nation of Patagonian and rancher Ray Bergier, thetrain depot was granted to the town of Patagoniawhich now serves as the community’s town hall.The easement obtained by Southern Pacific in-cluded the land that serves as the town’s park whereresidents and visitors enjoy events and gatherings.Each year the town of Patagonia hosts very success-ful Fourth of July and Fall Festival events on thegrounds that once were bisected by double rail.

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The Patagonia Railroad Depot was the center of the small rip-roaring mining town in its hey day and now serves asits municipal court. Inset, railroad remains in the old town of Patagonia.

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Though faint images of Nogaleshistory, more than vestiges of the U.S.Army’s Camp Stephen D. Little (1910-1932) remain along Western Avenue andAnza Drive. At the center of Camp Little,now Villa Coronado, the U.S. Army head-quarters, auditorium, barracks and otherstructures are gone. Camp Little ex-tended west from Grand Avenue alongWestern Avenue beyond Carondolet Hos-pital down Target Range Road, whichleads, predictably, to the U.S. Army targetrange site north of Mariposa Road in useby the U.S. Border Patrol.

When the great military expansionof 1916 took place in military camps alongthe U.S. -Mexican border, NationalGuard units crowded around Camp Little.These national guard units from Califor-nia, Utah, Alabama, Massachusetts, Con-necticut, Idaho and other states stretchednorth to the current County Complex andalong the Patagonia Road beyond theLourdes Academy. Troop numbers beganin 1910 with a few dozen, and grew by afew hundred then exploded in 1916 to10,000. The Nogales economy in thosedays was not mercantile nor produce orcommerce, it was a military. But why anarmy camp in Nogales for 22 years?

The U.S. Army Command ArmyPosts record (Group 38) states: Followingthe outbreak of the Mexican Revolution,the army camp at Nogales, Arizona wasestablished by 1st Lt. William F. Robin-son, Jr., on November 26, 1910 and wasfirst garrisoned by a detachment of Co. B,18th U.S. Infantry….”

For the first 5 years, this Army postwas ordered to enforce the NeutralityLaws of the United States with a few offi-cers and less than one hundred men. By1915 after the outbreak of World War I,German subversive agents in Mexico in-creased border tensions. By the timeGeneral Pershing arrived for an inspectionon November 5th, the Nogales post con-sisted of 32 officers and 874 men. Withindays, a major incident occurred when Car-ranza forces led by General Alvaro Obre-gon arrived in Nogales, Sonora to drivethe forces of Pancho Villa from Nogales.

On the morning of November 26, 1915 at11:00AM, firings from rebel Villa forceson U.S. troops took place until 12:40 PMwhen Obregon’s forces arrived, seizedcontrol, and U.S. forces withdrew to thecamp, with one casualty, Pvt Stephen D.Little, Co. L, 12th Infantry of Fairmount,North Carolina. In honor of this first ca-sualty, the War Department on December14, 1915 issued and ordered the postnamed Camp Stephen Little, Nogales,Arizona. Little’s remains were dispatchedfrom downtown Nogales with full militaryhonors.

The next major event occurred onMarch 9, 1916 when Pancho Villa raidedColumbus, NM, bringing border mattersand the Mexican revolution to national at-tention. The Villa incident at the borderprovided the opportunity to marshal andtrain U.S. forces. Responding to the out-cry in the U.S. against Villa’s raid, Wilsonordered more troops and federalizedguard units sent to the border. In thesummer months of 1916, Camp Little ex-panded from 1,500 to 10,000 troops.

Troops in Nogales had been train-ing for the war in Europe for a year by thetime of the war declaration. In the sum-mer of 1917, troops in Nogales realizedthey would fight the war in France. The35th Infantry began leaving Nogales onAugust 27, 1918 in company units, whichhad been well publicized.

Camp Stephen D. Little, formed toprotect American neutrality while guard-ing American citizens and property at No-gales, fulfilled its’ purpose by 1930. Whenthe revolution disrupted internationalcommerce at the Nogales, the presence ofthe U.S. Army helped sustain the Nogaleseconomy, but the decision to close CampLittle in 1932, bode ill for Nogalians, who,along with the Arizona congressional dele-gation, petitioned the War Departmentnot close Camp Little.

The story of Camp Little remainslargely untold, as does the inspiring storiesof the thousands of men who served here.Camp Little deserves to be thoroughly re-searched and written that Nogalians mayrecognize that our history and the historyof the U.S. Army are inextricably inter-twined.

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Memory of the one day of Mexican federal forcesshooting at the United States 10th Cavalry and the35th Infantry has faded, yet incidences such as the1918 shooting battle brought closer ties to this one-city divided by a political line.

Almost any other place on earth, cross border mili-tary engagement would result in all-out war betweenthe nations on either side of the border. The historicsocio-cultural and eco-poilitical ties in Ambos No-gales prevented an all-out international incident.

In spite of the fatalities, the incident reinforced thehistoric cross-border friendless that continues today.This cross-border unity is reflected in the informalname of the cities, “Ambos Nogales” or “Both No-gales.”

The border was tense in World War I. Germanywas motivated to create diversionary tactics near U.S.soil. According to Jeff Gudenkauff, a resident Nogalesexpert on the Battle, “There were border skirmishesand battles all along the border from El Paso to SanDiego in 1918, probably organized by German agentsafter the Zimmerman note was discovered. In fact, itwas reported that two German agents were killed in

the Battle of Ambos Nogales, yet no hard proof of thatfact exists.” Whether a fact or not, the possibility ofGermans at the border in Mexico was reason enoughfor strong U.S. presence on the border.

That military reality, in spite of the massive war inEurope, meant that some troops had to stay to protectthe homeland. That mission fell to both the BuffaloSoldiers of the 10th Cavalry stationed in Nogales atCamp Little on Western Ave., as well as the 35th in-fantry.

The 10th Cavalry was a segregated African-Ameri-can unit and one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regi-ments. The 10th became an integrated combat unit in1958. .

The 35th Infantry also was present in Nogales onAugust 27, 1918. The mission of the 35th Infantry wasthe protection of the border with Mexico and theUnited States. After Pancho Villa invaded Columbus,New Mexico in March 1916, U.S. General Pershing,who would later command the Allied forces of WorldWar I, was sent on a “Punitive Expedition”after Villainto Mexico.

Villa was never captured. After eleven months, thePunitive Mission ended and on March 26, 1917, the35th Infantry was transferred to Camp Stephen D.Little, at Nogales, Arizona, relieving the 12th Infantry.

It was with this tension on the border between theUnited States and Mexico that the 35th Infantry wasformed and is reflected in the infantry’s coat of arms, asaguaro cactus to represent the border with Mexicoand a walnut tree to represent the border at Nogales.

On August 27, 1918, a Mexican civilian crossingthe border refused to stop at the orders of a U.S. bor-der sentry; the guard shot the crosser. The Army intel-ligence warnings of Germans and the in-sight Mexicandefensive positions on the hills at the border made thesituation one of shoot first, then ask questions.

After the initial shooting, reinforcements fromboth sides rushed to the border. Hostilities quickly es-calated and several soldiers were killed and otherswounded. The U.S. 35th Infantry historically had aborder protection mission and on August 27, 1918 theborder post had about 15-18 men.

The 35th infantry requested aid from the BuffaloSoldiers of the 10th Cavalry. After observing the situ-ation for a few moments, Lt. Colonel Herman or-dered an attack on the Mexican and German heldhilltops overlooking Nogales. Machine gun place-ments and defensive trenches were dug at the hilltopsnear the border.

The U.S. 35th Regimental infantry soldiers 10thCavalry troops crossed the border into Mexico, fight-ing their way through the buildings and streets of No-gales, Sonora and up onto the nearby hilltops, whileother units of the 35th Regiment held the main line.After about 4 hours, the Mexicans waved a white flagof surrender and an immediate cease-fire was ordered.

The conflict quickly deescalated, as it was not aninvasion but a mistake. Reports conflict on the numberof Americans killed. However, Mexican casualties re-ported in various newspapers ranged from thirty to129 dead or wounded in action. The bodies of twoGerman advisers were recovered and examined by theAmericans before they were buried. It was reportedthat other German advisers fled southward. "About:Battle of Ambos Nogales".

The Battle was captured in the 1997 art-docu-mentary film “La Mera Frontera” by filmmaker LouisHock. In interviews with Nogales icons present as“witnesses” at the Battle, the film shows Nogales in aprevious time, before the wall. In the film, Maria Es-quiville “returns” as a ghost to ask why she is not re-membered as one of those killed in the Battle.

The Battle of Ambos Nogales on August 27, 1918has faded from memory but became part of the fabricof Ambos Nogales. The killing of Mexicans andAmericans on that day brought the communitiescloser and that historic symbiotic relationship contin-ues. Now with narco-violence so apparent in mostborder cities, we can be thankful that, for the mostpart, we Nogalenses learned to work together in peacefrom the violence of that day.

THE BATTLE OF AMBOS NOGALES

Mexican militia forces during the Mexican revolution.PHOTOS | GENERAL ARCHIVE OF THE NATION, MANUEL RÁMOS

BY GEORGE THOMPSON

In the late 1800s, Manuel and Leocadio Escal-ada embarked on a long voyage across the seas lookingfor the land of opportunity. Penniless and exhausted,the boys entered the Americas, ambitious and readyfor what might come their way.

The Escalada brothers soon found work asclerks in a mercantile business in the border town ofBrownsville, Texas. After twelve years of working,they had saved enough money to finance their ownmercantile business. The brothers packed up andmoved to Lochiel, Arizona, where they first estab-lished their business. The mercantile business thrivedin the northern parts of the state, but the Escaladabrothers where the first to establish themselves in theuntamed southern parts of Arizona.

Word soon reached the brothers in Lochiel ofthe plans that Southern Pacific Railroad would tra-verse Nogales and they realized that the business theysought was there, so once again they packed up theymade the trek to establish their mercantile store, Es-calada Brothers in Nogales in 1892.

The business at that time was located right onthe international border in the historic Morley Avenuearea. By the year 1913, the Escalada Brothers began tosell wholesale dry goods to Mexico via the railroad. Atthis point, they were providing supplies to the largeSonoran ranches.

With their success, Manuel Escalada returnedto Spain and in 1899, he married and brought homeDomitila Revuelta. Manuel passed away in 1927 andhis wife, Domitila, bought out the business from her

brother-in-law, Leocadio, who longed for his homecountry and returned to Spain. Between 1927 and1934, Domitila owned and ran the business with thehelp of her three sons, Jose (Don Jose), Manuel andLouis. The three boys had worked all their lives in thefamily business and decided to purchase it from theirmother in 1934. By 1973, Don Jose bought out hisbrothers, Manuel and Louis. In 1988, Tila, Joe andSimon took over the business after the death of theirfather, Don Jose.

Throughout its time in Nogales, the businesshas been situated in four different locations, two ofwhich were right along the International border. Thetwo other spots were located in the Escalada Plaza in

Nogales, where their headquarters is located besidesthe Escalada ranch. The business has weathered thetest of time and has witnessed many historic eventssuch as the time when Mexican President AlvaroObregon made his was through the streets of down-town Nogales.

Before the rise of large corporations, there wasthe Escalada Brothers, a general store for the commu-nity that helped the way of life in a way that the largershops could never duplicate. One of the last mercantilestores in existence, it has stood the test of time for thelast 119 years as the only mercantile store still in exis-tence that serves ranchers along the Sonoran and Ari-zona area.

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The Escalada Brothers, above, in front of the downtown Nogales store circa 1928.PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ESCALADA FAMILY

Since biographical references offerfactual “sound bites” and little humanity, Ishall tell about Walter Holm the man andmy father with all the bias of an admiringson. I worked at his side for twenty yearsand knew him as a strong, yet modestman with no pretenses. He bore no var-nish, nor veneer, nor veil he was himself,but accepted pretense in others as a minorhuman frailty.

My father earned a bachelor’s degreefrom the University of San Carlos withplans to study medicine. But for that, heneeded money which led him to theUnited States, jumping on freight trainsfrom city to city looking for work. Twoyears later, he arrived in Nogales, literallypenniless and with no job, but found em-ployment with Roy and Titcomb onMorley Avenue .

Mr. Edward Titcomb elevated Dadto buyer, a position that brought him intocontact with Mexican farmers includingMartin Estrada of Los Mochis who, be-cause of my dad’s flawless English, askedhim to sell tomatoes.

The depression soon forced my fam-ily to move to Mexico City where Dadworked for an importer of machinery andequipment. These were the thirties, thehard years of the Great Depression.

By the late 1930s, my father returnedto Nogales to resume the produce busi-ness, which had been denationalized in1934. Dad organized the Mexican Pro-duce Company and remained self-em-ployed for life. After his family and theUnited States, he loved business, the artof negotiating, of closing a deal and mostof all, finding a new venture, somethingyet undetected but needed in the marketplace.

His business quests caused him toform Walter Holm & Company in 1946to undertake a new concept: repack toma-toes on a year-round basis at Nogales incellophane wrapped cartons for retailmarkets throughout the U.S. This radicaldeparture from car lot wholesale tomatodistribution to consumer retail marketing,required building a state-of-the-artprepackaging plant designed by the bestengineers and technicians in the prepack-age and fresh produce business. Dad pur-chased a 1920 garbanzo warehouse fromHarry Karns on North Grand Avenueand hired Southern Arizona’s leading ar-chitects, Place and Place of Tucson tomodify and add to the building. Place andPlace was preeminent in commercial ar-chitecture and had designed most of theUniversity of Arizona buildings.

To make sure Holm tomatoesreached markets swiftly and safely, Dadordered four custom-built mechanicallyrefrigerated Fruehauf trailers that couldmaintain a uniform temperature, unlikethe irregular temperatures of the reeferrail cars. With two rolling 35 foot bill-boards on each side, the LA advertisingfirm suggested painting each trailer sidewith a giant carton of Holm tomatoeswrapped in glittering yellow, green andred cellophane, including The HolmRanger. Four long haul 1946 Whitemodel WB gasoline powered tractorswith sleepers pulled the glamorous trail-ers to destination. This small fleet was thefirst long haul produce trucks in Nogales.

Dad lived for business. When agroup of Nogalians chartered a Citizen’sAuto Stage bus for a Las Vegas tour, Dad,not a card player, focused on the showsbut did attempt inserting a few a silverdollars in a slot machine. After a few tries,he won a jackpot, as the machine dis-gorged silver dollars with lights flashingand bells ringing. Though he’d onlypulled a lever, I was impressed and urgedhim on. “No,” he responded blandly, “itwas interesting, but that was enough. Be-sides, that thing paid for the trip.” Iprotested, “don’t you like to gamble?” Heturned with that look he gave when onemissed the obvious, “I do it every day.” Ofcourse, the tomato market is the dailygam.

The Fresh Produce Association ofthe Americas honored Dad as a Pillar ofthe produce industry. It But if I remem-ber anything about my father it was hisbelief that business was the engine of theworld, because “if you start a business,you can do what is most important givepeople jobs.” During his lifetime he em-ployed over 2,000 Nogalians.

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• Hyman Capin is born in Pon-evezh, Lithuania, in 1874.• In 1886, his family moves toManchester, England, then one ofthe clothing capitals of the world.• Capin, 18, and his family emi-grates to the United States in1892.• Hyman Capin settles in Harris-burg, Pennsylvania.• He meets Dora Loon and mar-ries her in 1896.• Capin works as a tailor for sev-eral years.• Capin and his family move toTucson in 1906 where he worksas a tailor and operates a drycleaning establishment. • The Capin family moves to ElPaso, Texas in 1913 to take ad-vantage of Capin’s expertise as amilitary tailor where he opens ashop and begins to make militaryuniforms.• He opens a branch tailoring andclothing store in 1918 and putshis son-in-law, Harry Chernin, incharge.• In 1919, the Capin familymoves to Nogales, Arizona whereCamp Stephen D. Little is lo-cated.• He opens a tailoring businessand becomes the exclusive tailorfor the military camp. • The Capins buy their first retailstore in 1922 in Nogales, Ari-zona. The store is named Capin’sDepartment Store.• In 1924, they purchase a secondstore in Nogales called La Villede Paris.• A retail location in El Paso,Texas is purchased in 1925 and is

called the Boston Store.• In 1934, the family purchases astore in Texarkana, Texas.• The two stores in Texas close inthe 1930s due to the Depression.• Hyman Capin retires in 1931and dies in 1935.• Capin’s Department Stores areincorporated in 1949 as the CapinMercantile Corporation.• In 1960, Capin’s expand theirretail business in Nogales with anadditional store called theParisian.• They purchase Robinson’sHardware Store in Nogales in1967 and open the Duty FreeWarehouse in 1968.• They expand the Duty FreeWarehouse by opening anotherstore in San Luis, Arizona in1969.• Another Parisian store opens inDouglas in 1973.• The Capins build and open theAmericana Motor Hotel in No-gales.• In the late 1970s, the Capinsadd two stores in Phoenix, Ari-zona, which one of them ends upbecoming Factory 2-U.• The Capin Mercantile Corpo-ration sells their Factory 2-Ustores to Family Bargain Corpo-ration for $1.8 million dollars.

BY AXEL C. F. HOLM

WALTER HOLMPILLAR OF PRODUCE

Pete Kitchen crossed fresh producesouth to Magdalena in the 1860s. Sonoranoranges crossed into Arizona in the 1890s.The Border Vidette, reported a rail car ofcantaloupes, followed by tomatoes in June1905. When the Southern Pacific railsreached Sinaloa in 1909 the beginning ofthe produce industry began. Culiacangrowers celebrated their 50th anniversaryand a quantum leap of growth by 1958,which would be outstripped in magnitudesby 2008.

Visiting Culiacan in 1909, NewYorker railroad baron and CEO of theUnion Pacific and Southern Pacific rail-roads, Edward Harriman, quickly recog-nized the agriculture potential of the westcoast of Mexico. In 1906, Harriman estab-lished the North American fresh produceindustry by creating the Pacific Fruit Ex-press consisting of 6,000 ice-carrying railfreight cars, “reefers,” which facilitated thetransportation of fresh fruits and vegeta-bles throughout the North America conti-nent. A California orange in New York, aMexican cantaloupe in Montreal, a Texastomato in Oregon or a California lettucein Tennessee all made possible by Harri-man’s vision.

With limited communication, wordspread that Sinaloa promised huge agri-cultural potential. At least one, perhapsthe first future foreign grower, arrived inSinaloa in 1904 before the word hadspread. At age 16, James C. Wilson, mi-grated to Sinaloa to help construct an irri-gation system and in time became thepremier grower of Mexican produce inBamoa and with his son, James K Wilson,established a distribution company whichcontinues today. Julio Podesta of Genoa,Italy, migrated to northern California tofarm but upon hearing of Sinaloa, left hisearnings in the Bank of Italy in 1910 withAmadeo Giannini, a fellow produce manturned banker whose San Francisco bankbecame the Bank of America. A few yearslater, Frank Ritz a Dutchman from Penn-sylvania arrived in Culiacan as did JuanHaberman of Germany. NumerousGreeks came to the southwest frontier,many of whom began farming in Culia-can, along with countless others from dis-tant places. The word had indeed spread.

The 1910 Mexican Revolutionstalled Mexican exports, which eventually

resumed with vigor. Brokers, buyers anddistributors for growers settled in Nogalesin the 1920s until 1932, when the govern-ments of Sinaloa and Sonora nationalizedthe farming industry limiting sales to onedistribution firm, the Wells Fargo Com-pany, leaving over 100 Nogales producemen unemployed and causing shipmentsto drop from 6,000 rail cars annually to1,200. By 1934 the free market wasreestablished, and shipments soared toover 62 million pounds in 1936 of which89% was tomatoes and the balance pep-pers, watermelons, other melons, cucum-bers and squash. Perhaps as a result of thedepression, Florida competition or poorcrops fresh exports declined before 1940.But that year witnessed a 50% leap overthe 1936 record to 92 million pounds.

The first big season of 1935-36began with optimism as Harry Nick,owner of the Manhattan Café on MorleyAvenue announced a little party to cele-brate the arrival of the first carload oftomatoes.

In those early years, several dozennorthward bound Pacific Fruit Expressrail cars arrived daily in Nogales, Sonora,two blocks south of the border on severalrail sidings. Awaiting inspection and cus-toms documentation to cross to the U.S.side, cars began to move on the distribu-tor’s rail car routing instructions called Di-version Orders which were hand deliveredto the Southern Pacific office on lowerCourt Street. This multicarboned type-written form included rail codes not unlikeairport codes specifying the routing ofeach car throughout the vast market placeof North America to it’s particular destina-tion city. Included in the routing were spe-cific icing instructions at points along theway in order, more often in hope, thatproduce shipments would remain at a par-ticular temperature.

Headquarters for the Nogales pro-duce industry for almost 50 years re-mained on Morley Avenue where producemen networked at the 1926 MontezumaHotel (successor to the original 1880sMontezuma) more for information andless to socialize. Buyer/distributor MartyLoughman’s “office” was on the mezza-nine overlooking the Montezuma Lobbyas he watched his colleagues’ comings andgoings before heading to the MontezumaBar himself.

Other buyers like Jack Hoyt kepthis office in the Southern Pacific building.

Gus Herscher just used his home addresson Crawford and hung around the Mon-tezuma lobby. Distributors, buyers andbrokers had offices on the second floor ofthe La Ville de Paris and the Boice BarbeeFord Agency on the corner of East andMorley Streets and other second floor of-fices above the busy Morley retail busi-nesses. Many were temporary residents,like Urban S. Bond from Los Angeles.Urban Bond knew the produce businessfrom top to bottom: grower, distributor,buyer, broker, you name it, he’d done it.Being a block or two from the border pro-vided convenience for the produce men ofthe railroad era affording the ease of aquick stroll through the Morley gate to in-spect PFE rail cars sidelined on the Mexi-can team track. Mexican “ladder boys”followed their clients from car to car aseach produce man could look over themorning arrivals.

Over time, the international move-ment of fresh produce brought ever-in-creasing complexities of government rulesand regulations. Grower expectationscould exceed market realities or be easilythwarted by transportation difficulties. In1944 four distributors, Rose Parks, CarlosBennen, Manuel “Shorty” Martinez and

Walter Holm, formed the West MexicoVegetable Distributor’s Association in No-gales. Still in operation as the Fresh Pro-duce Association of the Americas, thisorganization exists to maintain high stan-dards for the local industry and limit gov-ernment intrusion.

The industry depends on thecountless services of customs brokers, ma-terial suppliers, trucks and office personnelwho each play key roles. It has been an in-dustry where race, origin and gender werenever a factor. Women entered the busi-ness early, like Rose Parks, a distributorand Marge Arnold, a truck broker.

Bill Anthony, Bill Bombell, EddieColeman, Jimmy Forno, Harry Sommer,Rudy Fleischer, Harry Wolf, Morris Jor-dan, Willie Joffroy and so many other un-usual individuals part of what was oncecalled “the Nogales tomato deal.” Thesewere children of World War I, the sur-vivors and re-inventors in the Great De-pression and most in their middle age byWorld War II. Integrity, personal contactat the Montezuma and a handshake toclose a deal made these men and womenthe Greatest Generation of the Nogalesproduce industry.

BY AXEL C. F. HOLM

GREATEST GENERATION OF PRODUCE

Marty Loughman, above right, alongwith Harry Nick, Vincent Lamia werelargely responsible for organizing the “Fi-esta de los Tomateros.” The MontezumaHotel lobby, top, a local hang out for localproduce business men.

Toresidents ofSanta Cruz

County, Pete Kitchen remains a vaguely recognizedpioneer of this area, identified mostly by a restaurantnorth of town mistakenly thought to have been hishome. Not his home, it was a museum built in 1963 byretired Army Col. Gil Procter who bought Kitchen’sEl Potrero Ranch in 1943.

Pete Kitchen was not the first to ranch in SantaCruz County, if one considers the native tribes, theSpanish and the Mexicans. Raphael Pumpelly, a geolo-gist who arrived in the Santa Cruz Valley in 1859 de-scribed the scene south of San Xavier Mission of“stock ranches…only one room…built with sun driedmud…roofed with branches of mesquite,“ surely pre-Gadsden ranches. But Kitchen stands out as the firstEuro American rancher-farmer to settle in the Gads-den Purchase era that began in 1854.

Kentuckian Pete Kitchen, still in his 20s, joinedthe army and served under Gen. Zachary Taylor, laterU.S. President Taylor, in the Mexican War in 1846where he served as quartermaster, the job of providingfood and supplies to soldiers. Many veterans of theMexican War followed the Gold Rush of 1849 to Cali-fornia becoming miners and later returning to theSanta Cruz Valley, yielding to the rumors of gold andsilver in the Santa Rita Mountains. Kitchen drifted toKansas, Oregon, California and followed the “troops”to the Santa Cruz Valley, but not to join them in min-ing, but again be a quartermaster and feed them.

By the time of Pumpelly’s arrival, Pete Kitchenhad been ranching on the Canoa Ranch for five yearsand supplying cattle to the US Army at FortBuchanan, situated between present day Patagonia andSonoita. Edwin Tarbox of Maine managed a hotel onthe Canoa Ranch and a whipsaw operation to supplythe mines with lumber. On one occasion, Pete Kitchennarrowly escaped death by delivering his cattle to thefort at a time when Apaches raided the Canoa Ranchand murdered Tarbox and several others.

The Apache War was on, but so was another:the outbreak of the Civil War in April of 1861. Lin-coln’s call for all troops to return to Washington, D.C.led the Apaches to believe they’d defeated the whiteman leaving them free to attack the remaining SantaCruz Valley settlers including Pete Kitchen. Most fledto the Tucson Presidio, but Pete went south to Mag-dalena until 1862.

While in Magdalena, Pete met Francisco Ver-dugo and his sister, Rosa, whom Pete married. In addi-tion to Verdugo, Pete recruited Manuel Ronquillo andover two dozen Opata Indians to establish a ranch onthe Potrero Creek, five miles north of the border. Theabundance of water and fertile soil made for ideal con-ditions for farming and ranching. The former ElPotrero Ranch lies between I-19 near exit 8 and OldTucson Road to the east. Undaunted by the ever-pre-sent attacking Apache, Pete built a small adobe struc-ture until he could build the large ranch house whichremains today, although modified.

The ranch house included a parapet for a 24-hour guard to fire a shot and alert the ranch hands incase of an Apache attack. Most Apaches descendedfrom east of the ranch over the hills behind the presentday Arizona Motor Vehicle building.

The Apaches could not dislodge Pete. Accord-ing to University of Arizona professor Frank Lock-wood, “They made raid after raid, and shot his pigs sofull of arrows that they looked like ‘walking pin-cush-ions.’ They killed or drove out his bravest neighbors;they killed his herder and they slaughtered his stepson;but Pete Kitchen fought on undaunted. His namestruck terror to every Apache heart; and, at last, find-

ing that he was too tough a nut to crack, they passedhim by.”

Pete persevered, never yielding to hard times,Apache raids and personal loss. Nothing kept himdown. Pete found the border a profitable and strategic

location to supply the needs of Magdalena and Tuc-son. Never traveling the same route twice, Pete con-tinued to take his goods to market. He was respected,admired, feared and known to be a crack shot - one ofthe best shooters in the southwest.

With the arrival of the Southern Pacific Rail-road to Tucson in March of 1880, Pete recognizedthat the marketing of goods and supplies was going tochange. Only 25 years later, the first load of tomatoescrossed Nogales destined for Colorado. The worldbegan to shrink, the threat of the Apache no longerposed a danger to commerce and Pete may havethought that just about anyone could do what he wasdoing, because it wouldn’t require his kind of courage,his duty and diligence and his skill with a gun. Soonafter the rails reached Tucson and then Nogales, hesold the ranch for the incredible sum of $30,000. Herelocated with Rosa to Tucson, helped to organize theArizona Pioneers Historical Society (now ArizonaHistorical Society) and spent his money.

In 1895, the first Euro American rancher, set-tler, pioneer and builder of international border trade,died in Tucson at age 77. In that year, a three old boylistened to his father tell romantic tales of the south-west. Almost a half century later, that boy, Gil Proctor,bought Pete Kitchen’s El Potrero and saved the mem-ory and tales of what has to be Santa Cruz County’sreal founding father.

Kitchen lived here while he built his stronghold and ranch house, above. Kitchen later turned it over to Manuel Ron-quillo, his foreman.

UNITED STATES NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

BY AXEL C. F. HOLM

KITCHEN: PIONEER RANCHER

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Over the past 130 years, theClarke family have resided andranched in the same spot west ofNogales, in a place that existed be-fore an international boundaryseparated two nations, a fewdecades before Arizona became astate and where each generationhas sought relief beneath the shadeof the same majestic oak, drunkfrom the same crystalline springand fell silent with grateful rever-ence as the billowing summerclouds empty their blessings onthis high desert as they, year afteryear, do what they love best.

The first Clarke pioneer tothe Arizona Territory was RichardHarrison Clarke who was born inMontreal, Quebec in 1841.Richard maintained journals me-morializing his various venturesincluding his operation of a mer-cantile store, “El Tule”, in Mag-dalena Bay, located about 100miles northwest of La Paz on thePacific coast of Baja California. Itwas during this time that he appar-ently met his future wife,Guadalupe Camacho of La Paz,Baja California, whose fatherowned a ranch and sold cattle tothe young man. By 1882, the fam-

ily settled in Nogales, first in townoperating a meat market and ac-quiring what was called ClarkeCanyon where he built severalrental houses off of what are nowNelson and Franklin Streets.Richard Clarke was also an origi-nal member of the Nogales FireDepartment.

Family lore relates thatGuadalupe missed her rurallifestyle and her lifelong love ofcattle ranching so that the couplesoon thereafter built a home inwhat is now Walker Canyon, thennamed “Craigburn” by Richard,west of Nogales, near the UnitedStates-Mexico border.

The couple had ten chil-dren, nine of whom were sons andone daughter, Margarita, who diedin infancy. Richard andGuadalupe obtained 160 acres oftheir settled land under theHomestead Act of 1914.

Of all the sons, Philip JamesClarke, remained with his parentson the homestead, and laterhomesteaded his own tract of landsome five miles east on Ruby Roadwhile supplementing his income asa school bus driver during the1930s and 1940s. Of his four chil-dren, William Henry Clarke,re-mained, and eventuallyconsolidating the two original

homesteads into one ranching op-eration, the Clarke Ranch.

William began building hishome located about a quarter milefrom Richard’s original Craigburnheadquarters and the gravesites ofhis grandmother, Guadalupe, andone of her sons. After havingworkmen rebuild the adobe housetwice in order to satisfy William’sspecifications, the house was com-pleted in the late 1930s.

In 1928, William marriedMaria Luisa Perez whose parents,after immigrating from Guaymas,Sonora, owned a farm on the east-ern side of what is now Grand Av-enue from the intersection ofNorth Valle Verde to BaffertDrive. The couple had one son,William H. “Sonny” Clarke, Jr.,and three daughters, Dorothy,Jean and Sylvia.

The tradition lives on de-spite the magnificent challenges ofchanging politics, economies, ille-gal border crossers and drugsmugglers of present day on thisborder family ranch. The newestgeneration is being taught whatpreceding generations learned:continuity of the family rancher isnot only valuable in its traditionsbut in its long lasting contribu-tions to the nation in productivityand stewardship.


Willliam "Willie" H. Clarke on the range circa 1940.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

7 GENERATIONS OF RANCHING

On May 26, 1870, seven Sistersof St. Joseph of Carondelet arrivedin Tucson after enduring a monthlong trek by train, ship and coveredwagon from Missouri. After open-ing schools at both San AgustinChurch in Tucson and at the SanXavier Mission, the Sisters openedSt. Mary’s Hospital, Arizona’s firsthospital, with 12 beds and owned bythe Catholic Church. In 1882,Bishop Jean Baptiste Salpointe, theVicar Apostolic of Arizona, sold St.Mary's to the Sisters for $20,000 andthe promise that it retain its nameand remain a hospital for 99 years.The Sisters have exceeded the 99-year promise by 30 years due to theirdiligent dedication.

Meanwhile, in Nogales, Ari-zona, in 1898, Dr. WilliamChenoweth, the town’s physicianwhose extensive lobbying measuresbore fruit, opened St. Joseph’s Hos-pital on Sonoita Avenue.

As a result of religious persecu-tion in Mexico, the Minim Daugh-ters of Mary Immaculate (Sisters ofMercy) came to Nogales on August2, 1926. It was a group of novicesand postulants with their Mother

Mistresses. The Sisters establishedthe Novitiate on the hills east of No-gales on the road to Patagonia.

In 1932 when the Sisters ofMercy had to leave Nogales, theysold St. Joseph’s Hospital to theMinim Sisters whom they had be-friended for a few years.

In February, 1933, Sister Con-stanza Rivera professed as a MinimSister and on that day began herministry at St. Joseph’s Hospital. In1950, after receiving her nursing de-gree from St. Mary’s Hospital inTucson, she became the hospital’sadministrator. In the ensuing tenyears, Sister Constanza and her fel-low Minim Sisters worked tirelesslywith the Nogales community tobuild a new hospital under the samename which was opened on March19, 1960. The land at the end ofWestern Avenue (now Target RangeRoad) for the new hospital was ob-tained from local rancher, WilliamHarrison, who at that time was de-veloping a portion of his MariposaRanch with a housing development(Harrison Estates).

In 1981, the Minim Sisterstransferred the administration of thehospital to the Sisters of St. Josephof Carondelet. The name of thehospital was changed to Holy Cross

Hospital. In the decades that fol-lowed, the hospital has expanded toinclude a new emergency room, in-take/lobby area, a geriatric ward andnursing home thanks to the commu-nity and its many contributors andthe tireless efforts of the Minimorder.

On April 7th, 2011, Sister Con-

stanza celebrated her 100th birthdaywith a party at the Holy Cross Nurs-ing Home where she resided. Shewas serenaded by her Minim Sisterswith birthday songs sung in the duallanguages of the border: “HappyBirthday!” and “Las Mananitas”.Sister Constanza Rivera died shortlyafter her centennial celebration.


SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET

Postcard of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nogales from around the 1920s. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE PIMERÍA ALTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The general translation of the Spanish term“Caballero” is gentleman, but if it were to havebeen used to describe Don Garate, the translationwould have to encompass much more than thismeaning. Caballero Garate was a man of greatcharacter and courage. He was a nobleman whowould jump on his horse and bring to life theBasque experience in the Santa Cruz Valley back inthe 1700’s. Caballero Garate worked for the Na-tional Park Service for many years prior to his pass-ing on September 10, 2010. He devoted aconsiderable part of his life to researching andrecording the history of the Pimeria Alta. I had thepleasure of meeting Don Garate at his beloved Tu-macacori Mission. I had walked in to the Old Mis-sion grounds seeking to learn more about thehistoric ranches in the area and he opened myheart and mind to the wonderful and exciting his-tory of the Pimeria Alta and Santa Cruz Valley.Don Garate era todo un Caballero.

Caballero Garate wrote a historical articlenamed “Arizona; a land of good oak trees”. Thearticle analytically sets out that the basque termArizona meant “the good oak tree”. The relevanceof this article will undoubtedly gain prominencethis year as the State of Arizona celebrates its cen-tennial on February 14th, 2012. In 1736, huge“planchas de platas” or slabs of silver where discov-ered by a Yaqui Indian near a rancheria known asArizona. Soon after the discover basque “gambusi-nos” or prospectors descended upon what becamethe Arizona mining camp. In his article CaballeroGarate zealously defended the theory that the Stateof Arizona bequeathed its name from this famouscamp in the oak woodlands located approximately18 air miles southwest of modern Ambos Nogales.The article provides a clear and concise historical

account of the Planchas de Plata discovery. He de-ciphered the historical inaccuracies that surfaced asa result of secondary source interpretations. Ca-ballero Garate was fluent in the Basque languageand was therefore able to interpret the originaldocuments which were written by the men whowere at the discovery site including Captain JuanBautista de Anza I, and Bernardo De Urrea, bothbasques.

I would encourage anyone who is interested inthe history of our State’s name to visit the Tumaca-

cori National Historical Park where you can findsome of the 24 books and numerous articles pub-lished by Caballero Garate, including the onementioned herein. As a 5th generation resident ofthe Santa Cruz Valley, I am also forever indebted tothe Caballero, for his tireless work in developingthe “Mission 2000” website containing churchrecords from 1684-1848 for all births, deaths, mar-riages, etc., as documented by the priests whoserved at the San Lazaro, Guevavi, Calabazas, andTumacacori missions. Descansa en Paz mi Amigo.

BY LUIS FERNANDO PARRA, ESQ.

CABALLERO GARATE &THE “GOOD OAK TREE”

21 East Court St.Nogales Arizona(520) 287-5583

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Morley Avenue, above left, looking north circa 1920. City of Nogales Park, above right, on Morley Avenue.PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ESCALADA FAMILY

O8ces of the Nogales Herald, one of the first newspapers in Nogales. Restlesslittle boys, above right, photographed on Morley Avenue in March 1886.

Historic Terrace Avenue, above, in Downtown Nogales.

A bustling Historic Downtown Nogales.

On October 25, 1882, the rails met at the border. A large crowd of ladies in long dresses and bonnets and men in top hats gathered for the event. Two flag bearing, diamondstacked locomotives faced each other and touched cow catchers at the border just after Mrs. William Morley, representing her husband away on assignment, drove a silver spikeinto the tie amid cheers and toasts that forever linked the west coast of Mexico and beyond to the entire United States. The crowd retired to Calabasas and Sykes’ Santa RitaHotel for a very “liquid” celebratory dinner.

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Nogales, above left, was the juction of the NM&A and the Sonora Railway. Immigration gateway, above center, into Mexico circa 1964. Grand Avenue, above right, gatewaylooking North in the United States circa early 1930s.

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Immigration o8ce, above left, at the Nogales Border in the early 1930s. Elm Street School, above center, in Downtown Nogales. Postcard of St. Joseph’s Hospital, abovefar right, in Nogales from around the 1920s.

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2nd Annual Skip Strang Tee’d O9 about Child Abuse Golf Tournament was held atthe Rio Rico Country Club on January 29, 2012. Proceeds from the event went to ben-efit the Santa Cruz County Exchange Club programs that support scholarships; ChildProtective Services and Our House/Nuestra Casa Domestic Violence Shelter.

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I’m looking at the monitor. In front ofme, 20 times its normal size is the digital x-ray of the 6 year molar, the first large toothin our mouth. It's also the first grown upgrinding tooth to arrive, in what can only beconsidered hostile territory. Over the next 6years, reinforcements will continually arrive,positioning themselves around him. But he’sthe first grown up on the block. Baby teethlooked up to him. Never had they seen any-thing so big with such huge muscular rootsanchoring him in place. But it’s a few yearslater now, maybe more and displayed on thex-ray, in black-and-white is a snapshot of abombed out shell, a World War II photo,caved in. He’s badly wounded. Then avoice interrupts:”Can you save it, Doc?”

Can I save it? Are you kidding? I saveeverything. Those close to me, call it clutter.I call it conservation. My propensity to coverhorizontal surfaces notwithstanding, I believein saving the whales, small boxes and allbody-parts. So I began questioning Care-giver who brought Six in. He didn't havemuch information. He was finishing off aDiet Coke, crunching up the last bits of ice.“When bam… I bite down and the roofcaves in”

“Was there any warning?” I ask. “Not much” he said. “Although he did

hurt every time I chewed something a littletough. And if anything cold touched him, itwould send me through the roof …. sweetthings too, for that matter. So I just startedchewing on the other side. How could this

happen?” he asks. I explain about the relent-less acid -attacks that finally breached Six’sbody armor. He blinks at me.

“You know”, I say, “those sodas are asstrong as battery acid. Once Six’s bodyarmor was penetrated, he didn't stand achance. Termite- like bacteria got throughthe breach and ate away his insides. The coldsensitivity was the sign. He was screamingfor help but you missed it. That last piece ofice just caved in a roof that had nothing sup-porting it. But most of the damage was doneway before the cave in. He's going to needall new body armor. But first we’ve got toclean out the termites, and unfortunatelythey've gotten into Six’s roots. That's whyhe is in constant pain. He's got 3 really hugeroots. So that's good. We can save him, buthe'll be a bit bionic, sort of a Robo- Tooth.”

“Will he be OK, Doc?” he asks“It won’t be as good as when he first ar-

rived in your jaw” I say.”He was young andstrong back then. That’s when you neededthe intelligence briefing on rules of engage-ment: How to survive in hostile territory.But we can do some amazing things. We’llmake him strong and we’ll make him looklike he used to. He just won’t be able to feelpain anymore”.

At this Caregiver’s eyes light up. “Wow,that’s great! No more pain”

”Well yes and no” I say, “Pain does havea very important function. It’s an early warn-ing sign that something’s wrong. Our body’sCHECK ENGINE light. So now Six won’tbe able to warn you should the termites pen-etrate his new armor. You’ll have to bringhim in every 500 or 600 meals so we cancheck for signs of new termite attacks. I rec-ommend we poison them also. We’ll drop 5grams of Xylitol on them a day. Good foryou but bad for them. And let’s blast themwith a Water Flosser. That will clean out thelittle caves between your teeth where ter-mites love to hang out.”

Caregiver starts to mentally calculatethe cost. “Maybe we should pull him outDoc. I could use the money on other things.And he’s not my only Grinder. The othersshould be able to carry on without him,right?”

Caregiver’s words sadden me. I’m asaver remember, a conservationist. LosingSix violates everything I believe in. But it’s hiscall. He’s Commander in Chief of theGrinders. He takes a deep breath.

“No, I’ve let him down, Doc. We’vecrunched some really great stuff over theyears. He was terrific with all the Christmasgrinding. Let’s save him, Doc. I owe himthat much” Caregiver’s eyes are moist. Helooks up at me, “It would have been a lotcheaper before the cave-in, right Doc?”

”Yeah” I say…”you definitely shouldhave paid more attention to the ‘check-en-gine’ light when it first lit you up.” Hesmiles, “I know…” To be continued.

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You can find the MariposaCommunity Health Center’s RioRico clinic at the Rio Rico Centeron Circulo Mercado just east ofthe post office. At the attractivelydesigned new clinic, you’ll receivea very warm welcome in a beauti-ful atmosphere by the pleasant andfriendly staff, who are there to pro-vide you with excellent adult, pedi-atric and dental care.

For over three decades the res-idents of Santa Cruz County havebeen putting their trust in Mari-posa Community Health Centerto provide exceptional health care.

A few years back, the Health Cen-ter expanded to Rio Rico to ensurethat patients living in the northernpart of the County could receivethe same convenient care as thoseliving in the Nogales area.

The Rio Rico location offers awide variety of services for RioRico, Tumacacori and Tubac resi-dents specifically. In addition to ex-cellent adult health care, the clinicis providing a comprehensive“health care home for the childrenof the area,” says Mr. JamesWelden, Chief Executive Officerof the Mariposa CommunityHealth Center. The recent addi-tion of three dentists in a state ofthe art dental clinic and a full-time

pediatrician in the Rio Rico loca-tion helps assure that children canbe seen by their pediatrician andtheir dentist at the same facility.“It’s a huge advantage for us as amedical and dental team to makesure that our youngest patients’medical and dental health needsare taken care of in a joint effort”commented Dr. Ibarra, the clinic’spediatrician.

With experienced health careprofessionals like the clinic’s pedia-trician, Gonzalo Ibarra, MD, anddentists Michael Allen, D.M.D.,Swati Patel, D.D.S. and John Betz,DDS, parents can breathe easyknowing that their children arebeing well cared for.

BY JOSEPH WRIGHT

COMPREHENSIVEPEDIATRIC & DENTAL CARENOW AVAILABLE IN RIO RICO

DR. GONZALOIBARRA,PEDIATRICIAN,JOINS MARIPOSAIN RIO RICO

MariposaCommunityHealth Center’slatest addition toRio Rico clinicis Dr. GonzaloIbarra, who isboard certifiedin pediatrics.

Dr. Ibarrawas born inHermosillo,Sonora, Mexicobut lived in vari-ous places acrossthe UnitedStates growing up. He attended col-lege at the University of Arizona,where he was consistently on theDean’s List and graduated with aBachelor of Science in Biology withminors in Chemistry and Mathemat-ics. He attended medical school atthe Universidad La Salle in MexicoCity and completed his residency inpediatrics at Driscoll Children’s Hos-pital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dr.Ibarra, along with his wife and threechildren live in Rio Rico.

Dr. Ibarra said he loves SantaCruz County and working in RioRico. He said that his favorite part ofbeing a pediatrician is managing thevariety of medical needs of his pa-tients and creating a real bond withthe families that come to see him. Healso enjoys the opportunity of work-ing with parents on issues of “preven-tion and education to help empowerthe parents to make the best deci-sions in caring for their child.”

GonzaloIbarra, M.D.

Michael Allen, D.M.D.

In the summer of 2011, the MariposaCommunity Health Center in Rio Ricolocated on Circulo Mercado expanded itsservice capacity to residents of Rio Rico,Tumacacori and Tubac by remodeling toinclude a beautiful, new state of the artdental clinic. The clinic is staffed by Dr.Michael Allen, Dr. Swati Patel and Dr.John Betz.

Dr. Allen, an Arizona native, wasraised in Peoria and is at the clinic full-time. He received his Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Zoology at Brigham Young

University and completed his dental train-ing at the Arizona School of Dentistry andOral Health in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Allen,who joined Mariposa in 2007 and hasthree children himself, understands kidsand tries to make dentistry fun for his pa-tients. He uses magic tricks and jokes tocreate a fun and comfortable environmentfor both child and adult patients alike.

Dr. Patel, who has been at Mariposasince 2003 and Dr. Betz, who has beenMariposa’s Chief of Dental Services since1996, both see patients at the new RioRico dental clinic two days each week, aswell.

BY JOSEPH WRIGHT

MARIPOSA PROVIDES DENTALSERVICES ATRIO RICO CLINC

Villa’s Market and El ZarapeRestaurant came together on Satur-day, February 6th to help raisemoney to benefit the Alvaro Barnettfamily. Alvaro Barnett lost his battlewith cancer. An account to help thefamily with expenses has been set upat Wells Fargo # 6454192060 under"Donations for Alvaro Barnett".Villa’s Market and El Zarape held acarne asada where they sold $5 tick-ets for carne asada, beans, salsa andsoda. For more information, stopby Villa’s Market at 2011 N. OceanGarden Drive in Nogales, Arizonaor calling (520) 761-4981.

On May 12, 2012, the first No-gales Cycle 4 Peace event will beheld. The bicycle event will be bro-ken up into a 60, 41 and 10-milestretches starting at 7 a.m.

The event is being supportedby numerous safety departmentsand personnel and will have variousrest areas for the participants.

The cycling will begin at theCity of Nogales and will continueinto other areas of the county, treat-ing riders to picturesque views ofthe historic and cultural vibrancy ofthe community.

The goal of this event is to raisefunds for Constructing Circles ofPeace in a way that promoteshealthy activities, fun, and fitnesswhile highlighting the county, localmerchants and tourism. All pro-ceeds from the ride will benefitConstructing Circles of Peace, whois committed to advances in thetreatment of domestic violence.

Registration is open to all bicy-cle enthusiasts. Organizers are urg-ing all riders to please registeronline. The event organizers arealso seeking sponsorships for inter-ested donors.

For more information, pleasevisit www.cycle4peace.com

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‘PAY ITFORWARD’

Nogales High School senior LuciaSuarez held a tennis tournament on Janu-ary 26-29, 2012. There were over 50 play-ers of all ages who participated in theevent. The event raised $2,500, which wasdonated to the St. Andrews Clinic and theNHS Tennis team.

The event was coordinated as a Sen-ior Project for Nogales High School,which is a requirement for all students inorder to graduate. Suarez, an avid tennisplayer, saw the event as a perfect combi-tion, to interate the sport and be able toraise funds for a local non-profit organiza-tion.

St. Andrews Clinic is a local organiza-tion that provides free health aid to lowincome children from Mexico.

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Thorpe, Ari, Elo, Ready and Tescoare full-fledged officers of the law with theNogales Police Department. Experts inthe detection of narcotics, weapons, cur-rency and also highly trained in all aspectsof patrolling.

From the early age of one, these offi-cers arrived at the doors of NPD to pro-tect and serve. Not only are these officers’working day in and day out but also train

on a weekly basis to keep their senses atpeak performance. These fab five pack aneffective bite into crime since they are partof the canine unit at NPD.

These detection expert dogs are as-signed to human Officers Christian Flo-res, Oscar Mesta, Amador Vasquez, MarioLopez and John Zuniga who make up thecanine unit at NPD which has been activesince the early 1990s.

“Our canines come from Europe,whose breed are usually Belgian Malinoisor German Shepards,” said Officer Flores.“We chose these particular breeds becausethey are highly driven and agile, but weprefer the Belgian Malinois because in ourdesert temperature their thinner coatskeep them cooler during the summerheat,” said Flores.

The unit trains on a weekly basis andpatrols the streets of Nogales while alsolending its talents to various law enforce-ment entities. “We go where they areneeded. Other agencies request our assis-tance, to list a few the SCC’s Sheriff’s Of-fice, ICE and DEA,” said Flores.

The unit has aided in the seizure ofdrugs and weapons through its years atNPD and has recently added a canine spe-cialized in currency detection, which

should aid in the apprehension of illegaltransportation of currency south boundinto Mexico.

NPD spares no expense when itcomes to providing the best for the offi-cers in the K-9 unit human or not. “Eachvehicle is equip with temperature control,so when the inside of the vehicle goesabove the desired climate the windows au-tomatically open. We are also notified toour communications devices if there areany malfunctions which need to be ad-dressed, for the safety of the dogs or our-selves,” said Flores.

“The first officers assigned to the unitwere Sgt. Alex Bermudez and OfficerJulio Ayon,” said Flores.

K-9’s stay active for 6-7 years andNPD has recently retired one K-9 named‘Juice’.

To learn more please call (520) 287-9111 or visit online at www.nogalesaz.govor email [email protected]

SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVES DONTATION

The Korean Merchants Association presented a monetary donation to the SantaCruz County Sheri6’s O5ce on December 20, 2011. Pictured are Mr. Park, SCC Sher-i6 Tony Estrada and Mr. Kim.

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The Nogales Police Depart-ment (NPD) is set to continue itsannual Law Enforcement TorchRun for Special Olympics in April2012. For the first time since its in-ception, the run will be held at Pier-son Field in Nogales, AZ and localarea athletes will be asked to partici-pate and walk with law enforcementofficers.

The event is the largestfundraising movement for the Spe-cial Olympics and NPD has beeninvolved in helping since its earlydays. NPD raises funds by selling t-shirts, which are donated by theSanta Cruz County Attorneys Of-fice.

“The excitement on the kidsfaces puts everything into perspec-tive, and we remember why we aredoing this, and we are honored tobe able to contribute in such a bigway,” said Assistant Police ChiefRoy Bermudez.

“I can’t stress enough the im-portance of helping special needspeople,” said Bermudez.

NPD is looking for local sup-port to help raise funds for the Spe-cial Olympics, if you are interestedin donating or have any questions,please call (520) 287-9111.

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A feeling of pride and patriotismfilled the cafeteria of Rio Rico HighSchool on Saturday, January 28, 2012during the Massing of the Colors cere-mony for The Military Order of TheWorld Wars. The event, which is ro-tated annually between Nogales andSahuarita, was hosted for the first timeby the Junior ROTC of Rio Rico HighSchool. In attendance were the JROTCprograms for Rio Rico, Sahuarita andNogales High schools, several Youth Ex-plorer groups for Santa Cruz County,and several Veteran groups includingNogales’ American Legion Post 23 andVeterans of Foreign Wars Post 2066.

The Massing of the Colors cere-mony is a celebration of those who haveserved in the United States ArmedForces to preserve freedom, and a me-morial to those members of the localchapters who are no longer living. Theprogram consisted of a number ofsmaller meaningful ceremonies, such asthe Pledge of Allegiance lead by VeteranTuskegee Airman George Biggs, Postingof the Colors, Positioning of the Colors,POW/Missing Man Ceremony, and theFlag Folding Ceremony. Santa CruzValley Unified School District 35’s ownSuperintendent Rod Rich who happensto be a veteran of the U.S. Army spokeon the importance of remembering thestrong history of Americans standingand fighting for liberty, and the benefitsavailable to those who make the decisionto join the U.S. Armed Forces.

Following Rich was the Blessing ofthe Colors and the presentation and an-nouncements portion during whichrecognition was given to Rio Rico HighSchool’s ROTC, and SuperintendentRod Rich. The ceremony ended with aprayer and the Retiring of the Colors,where all the groups representedmarched onto the stage to recover theirflags.

Recognition was also given tothe Old Arizona Brass Band who pro-vided music for the event enhancing thepatriotic spirit of the ceremony. Theband also played an important role inseveral different parts of the program in-cluding playing the original NationalAnthem, sounding TAPS after thePOW/Missing man ceremony, and lead-ing the audience in a spirited renditionof God Bless America.

Although the spirit of patriotismand pride present in the cafeteriathroughout the ceremony was over-whelming, unfortunately the number ofpeople in attendance was not. First Ser-geant Larry Brown, the officer in chargeof Rio Rico High School’s JROTC, isconfident that next time even morecommunity awareness of the JROTCprogram will be raised and the numberof supporters will grow.

According to Sgt. Brown, the pointof the Junior ROTC program is not torecruit future members of the U.S. mili-tary, but rather to teach leadership, pa-triotism, and give youth the opportunityto have the world opened up to them.“The intention is to make the studentsbetter citizens whether they join the mil-itary or not” says Senior Army Instruc-tor David Koch, also of the RRHSJROTC. The ceremony itself was agreat opportunity for the students par-ticipating to see and interact with Veter-ans that have given so much for theircountry. Overall the event was a success.Sgt. Brown and his students look for-ward to the next time they’ll get the op-portunity to host.


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PRESENTATIONS AT WELTY

Ms. Villareal’s class of Mary Welty Elementary School presented biographiesdressed as the person that they were presenting on the morning of Friday, December23rd.

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Catholic Schools Week is aannual national celebration thatbegins on the last Sunday of Jan-uary (January 29, 2012 - Febru-ary 5, 2012) that focuses on theimportant role that Catholicschools play in providing stu-dents with values-based educa-tion. Since there are twoCatholic schools in Santa CruzCounty, the celebration is con-sidered important for the com-munity. Lourdes CatholicSchool and Sacred HeartCatholic School both participateby having fun and educationalevents such as assemblies, scav-enger hunts and athletic conteststhroughout the week.

The program began in 1974and is headed up the NationalCatholic Education Associationand the United States Confer-ence of Catholic Bishops. Thepurpose of Catholic Schools

Week is to attempt to buildawareness and involvement fromthe community in their localCatholic schools. It is a time forparents to become fully aware ofthe benefits of enrolling theirchildren in Catholic schools aswell as an opportunity to interestothers in volunteering their timeto the local Catholic schools.

Sacred Heart celebrates byputting up banners stating thatthere are celebrating the event,the entire student body partici-pates in a walking Rosary aroundthe school, attending mass andstudents from the third to fifthgrade putting on a faith relatedskit. The celebration comes toan end with a presentation bythe Father discussing the mean-ing of Catholic School Weekand the importance of CatholicSchools in the community to theentire student body.

At Lourdes Catholic School,the week begins on Sunday with

an Honor Roll mass where allthe Honor students and theirparents are invited to celebrateat the Lourdes Chapel.Throughout the rest of the weekthe spirit of Catholic SchoolsWeek is continued with eventslike an Elementary Grades scav-enger hunt, students apprecia-tion day where students get toshed the uniform and wear theschool’s colors, a pep rally whereparents and students competeagainst each other in volleyballand basketball, topping it all offwith a Friday assembly spon-sored by Panda Express.

Catholic Schools Week is afun and educational way for edu-cators, students, and parents tocelebrate all that CatholicSchools have to offer to offer. Tolearn more about CatholicSchools Week visit the TucsonDiocese website at www.diocese-tucson.org/schools2k6.html

BY JOSEPH WRIGHT

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

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On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, SisterRosa Maria, Superintendent of Schools for theDiocese of Tucson was honored at the WhiteHouse as part of President Obama’s “Champi-ons for Change.” She is the only female His-panic/Latina who has received this award.

Sister Rosa Maria is a Nogales native andan ex-alumna of Lourdes Catholic. She hasbeen an educator for over fifty years where shestarted as a teacher, later became a principaland in 1997, she became Superintendent ofSchools. Her achievements in the last 15 yearsinclude revising policies in order to keep educa-tional practices current, opening three newhigh schools and one elementary school andcreating new protocols to help ensure that allthe schools in the Diocese receive proper ac-creditation.

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Over the last couple of years theexpansion in the Tubac Village hasbeen has been overwhelmingly rapid.What used to be just a few streetswith familiar shops and quiet bistrosis now a thriving marketplace withmore and more art galleries, fancydining, and unique craft shops thatattract more than just a few of theusual snowbirds coming south to es-cape the harsh weather of the north-ern United States during the winterseason.

The majority of the expansion isin a section called La Entrada DeTubac. Many of the newer businesseshave set up shop in this area as well

as a few older ones that chose to re-locate to this new mall. One thing LaEntrada does not lack is variety. Thebusinesses range from the familiarart galleries and restaurants to realestate and dentist’s offices.

A welcoming environment, his-toric atmosphere, and countlessfriendly faces are only part of the ex-perience of visiting the Tubac Vil-lage. The numerous art galleries andshops alone provide a visitor with avariety of artistic creations such asthe unique hand crafted furniture ofZforest, the stunning hand madejewelry of Cloud Dancer, and thecreative décor at Designs in Copper.Not to mention the opportunity tobe enveloped in history by visitingthe Tubac Presidio located in the

southeast end of the Village. Andwith successful events like the up-coming 53rd annual Tubac Festivalof the Arts where artists and touristsfrom all over the world come to ex-perience Art and history, it’s no won-der that the Village has been able tothrive as well as it has.

Whether you’re a tourist look-ing for somewhere historic andunique to travel or even just a SCClocal seeking great shopping andeven better dining, the Village isworth the trip. Be sure to stop off atThe Tubac Chamber of Commerceat The Village entrance to get your-self a map to help ensure that you ex-perience everything the TubacVillage has to offer.

BY JOSEPH WRIGHT

EXPERIENCING ‘LAENTRADA DE TUBAC’

The Tubac Festival of the Arts is set to runfrom February 8 to February 12 at the TubacVillage in Tubac, Arizona. The five day event isa great opportunity for artists to set up boothsand put their work on exhibit where visitors cancome check out their work and buy some itemsas well. The shops and restaurants in the TubacVillage will remain open so visitors can also dosome shopping and stop by for a bite at any ofthe locations there.

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There are people in Santa Cruz County that don’tknow the depth of the history behind the area thatthey live in such as the fact that we have one of Ari-zona’s first state park, the Tubac Presidio State His-toric Park. “It is important for us all to know our pastin order for us to chart our paths into the future,” saysShaw Kinsley, Tubac Presidio State Park Director.

Taking a trip to the Tubac Presido State Park islike taking a glimpse into an important part of Arizonahistory. The main purpose of the Tubac PresidioState Historic Park is to preserve the ruins of theSpanish Presidio site in Arizona, San Ignacio de Tubacwhich was established in 1752. Tubac Presidio StatePark also houses one of the oldest Terrrtorial School-houses in Arizona. The park also exhibits the printingpress that was used to print the first newspaper in Ari-zona, The Daily Arizonian that debuted on March 3,1859.

All of this and more can be discovered at theTubac Presidio State Park located in Tubac, Arizona.The park is completely run by volunteers under thedirection of the Tubac Historical Society after theycame together to save it after it was being threatenedof being closed down when the Arizona Legislaturegot rid of the Arizona State Parks funds. With thehelp of the volunteers, the park is able to remain openand available to the public and it is something thatshould be enjoyed by everybody at least once. Tolearn more about the park, visit www.tubacpresid-iopark.com

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You can’t go to Nogales and not visitthe iconic La Roca restaurant. With themost versatile atmosphere, from businessto a celebration or just a nice dinner, LaRoca is the best choice to share with yourfriends and loved ones at any given time.The experience starts as you enter, youwon’t believe what you are about to walkinto, this place is charming and cozy. Theinterior is incredibly hip, different, andMexican traditional at the same time. Asyou walk in, you feel that you are trans-ported to a magical place, and immedi-ately you find an attentive waiter with asmile, dressed in a formal white suite andblack bow-tie, waiting for you to chooseyour perfect seating. The adventure con-tinues as you discover that the restaurantis built into a rock wall, which makes it amore interesting and intriguing place tovisit. It is decorated in the most beautifulbright colors with wonderful lighting andfanciful whimsical accessories. This com-bination of lighting, colors, and decora-tions along with the friendly ambience

makes you feel like a VIP. And, you justcan’t go to La Roca and not try their fa-mous Margaritas, as they say, “el Balcónat La Roca will give you the quintessentialmargarita experience”. Whether youchoose a tasting menu at their breakfastbuffet, which I highly recommend, orlunch or dinner, or just order a la carte,you will be amazed at the dazzling arrayof the finest classic Sonoran Cuisine thatLa Roca offers. And, as if this is notenough for an experience, you will alsohave the opportunity to hear live tradi-tionally romantic ballads, every eveningfrom Friday to Sunday. It is difficult tobelieve that this great restaurant is conve-niently located a short walk from the Ari-zona border.

This year La Roca is celebrating their40th year anniversary; therefore, if youhaven’t had the opportunity to visit thisspecial place, now is your chance. It is theattention to detail that has made thisrestaurant “iconic”, and a favorite amonglocals, where over the last 40 years theyhave chosen to create their most lovingand cherished memories

BY ALMA CECILIA PARRA

EXPERIENCEICONIC FINEDININGLA ROCA: CELEBRATES

40 YEARS IN NOGALESPanda Express, the fastest growing

Chinese restaurant chain in the countryis now open and serving delicious foodto Santa Cruz County. Panda Expressthe creation of restaurateur AndrewCherng employs 17,000, with morethan 1,000 restaurants in 37 states is awelcome addition to the local land-scape of eateries. Located next toChase Bank on Mariposa Avenue, therestaurant is sure to see a flock of cus-tomers local or otherwise step throughits doors.

The project to bring Panda Ex-press to Santa Cruz County was an ongoing process for the past couple ofyears, with construction beginningabout three months ago. “Panda Ex-

press prefers to own its locations, so thelong process was due to the fact thatthe owner of the property wanted tolease the land but in the end Panda Ex-press was able to purchase,” said Gen-eral Manager Clinton Wheeler.

The restaurant is currently em-ploying 25 locals, with supporting stafffrom the Tucson locations to aid in thefirst weeks of business. “We will be hir-ing additional staff as we continue for atotal of about 30 employees,” saidWheeler.

To promote its grand opening thelocal Panda Express is inviting locals tocome and celebrate and receive a freemeal with a 22 oz fountain drink onWednesday, January 4, 2011 from 11a.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information please visit1111 W. Mariposa Rd., Nogales, AZ.


PANDA EXPRESSNOW OPEN

Local food icon in DowntownNogales has now reopened for busi-ness. The location was shutdown ear-lier this year for a short period of timein order to build a brand new locationwith a variety of modern advances. Fol-lowing is a excerpt from a previous arti-cle:

It’s been a year and a half since LeAnnRichards acquired the Nogales McDonaldsfranchise that at one time was owned by thelocal Canchola family. A landmark for lo-cals and guests that visited the city was theDowntown Nogales McDonald’s storefrontlocated near the border at the entrance tothe Crawford Street Historical neighbor-hood at 252 W. Crawford. The buildingbeneath the golden arches no longer stands.Its demolition began on October 18, 2011to make room for a future updated buildingthat will lie west of the past locale. “Wow!What an impact. I’ve been imagining thisday for the last year but to see it in person isjust breathtaking,” said Richards of thedemolition.

“McDonald’s is a treat for our kids.

It’s like Disneyland. I can still rememberwhen it first opened when I was just a kid,”said local and Assistant NUSD Superin-tendent Fernando Parra. The franchisefirst arrived to Nogales in 1976 and hasexpanded to include two other locations intown, one at 470 West Mariposa Road andthe other situated within the local Wal-Mart Supercenter at 100 West WhitePark Drive.

“This is bittersweet and exciting.There’s a lot of history here. I’ve been com-ing here for over 20 years even before Iowned it,” said Richards. “The new locationwill have a side-by-side drive thru, a nicepatio and great modern conveniences likeWiFi and outlets at all the tables,” saidRichards.

Past McDonald’s owners hosted manycommunity projects within the restaurantsto aid the local community and those inneed over past years, a tradition that is alsoprevalent with new proprietor LeAnnRichards. Richards has assisted manyscholastic organizations over the past yearand also has an English learning course inthe Mariposa McDonald’s building.Richards also owns franchises in Douglasand Sierra Vista.


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