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This issue we takefocus on various topics.We feature The EmpireRanch Preserving aSouthern Arizona Way ofLife by Korene Charnof-sky Cohen.

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The Empire Ranch embodiesthe spirit of the vaquero and thecowboy and the spirit of commu-nity in Southern Arizona. It is setamidst the rolling hills, grasslandsand panoramic vistas of the mod-ern-day 42,000-acre, Las CienegasNational Conservation Area. Thetale of the Empire is one of severalfamilies struggling with the hard-ships and celebrating the triumphsof the cattle ranching life.

The Empire Ranch, nearSonoita, started out in the 1860s asa homestead of 160 acres. Throughseveral changes in ownership, thehomestead grew to include landholdings of about 100,000 acres.

Walter L. Vail and Herbert S.Hislop, created a partnership incattle ranching when they boughtthe Empire in 1876. John H. Har-vey joined the partnership, bring-ing capital for livestock and land.The rigors of ranching life eventu-ally drove Hislop to sell his sharesto Vail and return to England. Har-vey worked with Vail to expand theranch. Vail’s brother Edward alsojoined the partnership. Silver wasdiscovered on the ranch in 1879,and revenues from the Total Wreckmine helped support expansion ofthe ranch.

In 1881 Vail returned to NewJersey to marry his sweetheart,Margaret Newhall. He brought herto the Empire, where they workedand brought six of their seven chil-dren into the ranching life. Also in1881, Harvey married and sold hishouse and its contents to Margaretfor $1,000.

The original house had fourrooms with dirt floors and open-ings for windows and doors. Vailand Hislop installed windows,doors and wooden flooring. Addi-tional rooms were built with the aidof two Native American adobe ma-sons. The ranch house eventuallygrew to 22 rooms to accommodatethe Vail family’s children and staffmembers. The Vails lived at theEmpire until 1896, and then

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Working the cattle in the 1890s. Margaret Vail (above) is shown onhorseback in front of the corral. Photo donated byDusty Vail Ingram. (Below) The Empire Ranch Roundup. This annual event attracts many visitors. Plan to get there earlyso you can enjoy the full day of events.

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moved to Los Angeles, where theyestablished their corporate head-quarters. Walter Vail died in astreetcar accident in 1906, but theEmpire became home to one of theVail’s sons and also grandchildrenuntil the family sold the ranch in1928.

Ranchers faced many hard-ships including cattle rustlers, harshweather, drought, wild animals,ornery cattle, spooked horses, cac-tus thorns and long days and nightsof plain old hard work. But theyalso formed a community withother ranchers. During roundupsneighboring ranchers would sharecowhands and hire extra workers,and worked together to drive thecattle to the railroad for shipping.

The Boice family bought theranch in 1928, and during theirownership westerns were filmed ator near the ranch. The Boices soldthe ranch to Gulf American Cor-poration in 1969, but continuedranching through a lease agree-ment until 1975. Anamax MiningCompany bought the property, butleased the Empire to rancher JohnDonaldson. This vast area wassaved from development when itwas designated as Las CienegasNational Conservation Area in2000. The Bureau of Land Man-agement (BLM) manages the con-

servation area, and the Tomlinsonfamily continues ranching under alease agreement with the BLM.

Empire Ranch, by GailWaechter Corkill and Sharon E.Hunt, will introduce you to theranching life. The book aboundswith historical photographs that in-spire the reader to visit the ranchfor a personal experience.

The Empire Ranch Founda-tion is a volunteer organizationdedicated to preserving and inter-preting the Empire Ranch build-ings and landscape. They workclosely with the BLM and peoplewho are knowledgeable in preser-

vation methods. Several preserva-tion projects have been completed,and more projects are planned.

David “Mud Man” Yubeta, isrecognized for his expertise inadobe, lime plaster and earthen ar-chitecture, which he gained duringhis career with the National ParkService. He has received awards forhis contributions to historic preser-vation in the United States andMexico, and serves on the Founda-tion’s board. He teaches volunteersto preserve adobe structures usingtraditional methods.

“It’s cool for me to be able tobring my expertise to the EmpireRanch,” says Yubeta. “Preservationhas been my life’s work, and I’mknown as the adobe guy, and I justlike dirt.”

“What we are doing at theEmpire Ranch is important to Ari-zona and American history. TheEmpire Ranch is an amazing place,and we need to preserve it, andkeep it standing for as long as pos-sible so we can save this representa-tive of ranching for futuregenerations.”

The 13th Annual EmpireRanch Roundup and Open Housewill be November 2 from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., and admission is free, buta $10 donation per vehicle is re-quested. It is a great opportunity

fora glimpse of traditional ranchinglife with many skill demonstrations,talks, food, tours, music, westernauthors and activities for kids.There will be demonstrations ofcrafts such as blacksmithing,leatherworking and rope making,and “Cowboy Conversations” willcover topics such as ranching life,western films and storytelling. Visi-tors will connect with local historyand enjoy the beautiful scenery.

“We do everything we can tomake this event authentic and non-commercial,” says Christine Auer-bach, Empire Ranch Foundationadministrator. “We also are proudto say that the Foundation wasawarded a grant from the ArizonaHumanities Council to create aCowboy Life exhibit, and that wealso are working with the Patago-nia Public Library to develop proj-ects and events for a SmithsonianJourney Stories Exhibition.”

The Foundation hosts otherevents during the year includingtours, a spring trail ride and educa-tional events for kids. There alsoare many volunteer opportunities.For more information and direc-tions, check out the Foundation’swebsite at www.empireranchfoun-dation.org or call them at (888)364-2829.

“What we are doing at the Empire Ranchis important to Ari-zona and Americanhistory. The EmpireRanch is an amazingplace, and we need topreserve it, and keepit standing for as longas possible.”

The Cowboy MountedShooters are a crowd fa-vorite at the Roundup,which will be held this yearon November 2.

Happy October! With anyluck the weather has cooled a littleand we are all enjoying the lack ofhumidity. This is a wonderfultime of year to get in the car andvisit some of the great events hap-pening in Santa Cruz County. Somany of us tour other parts of thestate and nation but don’t botherto visit our own County. Give it atry; there are so many wonderfulthings to see throughout theCounty, you are missing a greatdeal if you haven’t visited yourhome county.

Here are a few things goingon in Santa Cruz County in Octo-ber:

October 3-6, 2013 –Audubon’s Grassland EcologyWorkshop at the NationalAudubon’s Appleton-Whittell Re-search Ranch in Elgin. Contactwww.tucsonaudubon.org/ige formore information. The grass-lands in the Elgin/Sonoita areaare unique and deserve our pro-tection.

October 5, 2013 – PimeriaAlta Historical Society will host30 visitors interested in Lt. Henry

O. Flipper, the first African Amer-ican West Point Graduate whowas instrumental in producing thefirst city plans for the incorpora-tion of Nogales, Az. He lived inthe area of Nogales on NelsonAvenue.

October 5, 2013 – TubacPresidio “Frederic Remingtonand the Depiction of the BuffaloSoldier” – 2:00 pm - Dr.Michael Engs will trace the devel-opment of Remington’s artistictechniques that captured the truecharacter of the Buffalo Soldiersand their contribution to the set-tling of the West. $7.50 and in-cludes entry to the park.

October 11 – 13, 2013 –Patagonia Fall Festival, the 25thannual! This is one of my favoritefestivals in Santa Cruz County;art, crafts, music, food and plentyof interesting people. If you havenot been, it is must to visit, espe-cially on a beautiful Octoberweekend. You can’t miss it, justdrive to Patagonia.

October 13, 2013 – TubacPresidio – Celebrate National Ar-chaeology Month with a specialarchaeological tour of Barrio deTubac and the Tumacacori mis-

sion. Phil Halpenny and GwenGriffin with lead a tour of theSpanish colonial archaeologicalsites south of the Presidio. $15.00per person and includes admissionto both parks.

October 19, 2013 – AnzaDays Celebration in Tubac. Thiscelebration begins at 8:30 am andgoes to 4:00 pm. Juan Bautista deAnza was the Spanish explorerwho founded the settlement thatbecame San Francisco, California;however, his history and the his-tory of those who went on this ex-pedition in an integral part ofSanta Cruz County history. Don’tmiss Anza Days.

October 26, 2013 – Patago-nia Museum workday at theLochiel Schoolhouse. The lastSaturday of every month is theworkday at Lochiel Schoolhousefrom 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.Teams leave from 357 Santa RitaRoad in Patagonia an hour beforethe workday or meet at theschoolhouse in Lochiel at 8:30am. Contact www.patagoniamu-seum.org for future work sched-ules. It is recommended thatvolunteers bring water, lunch,gloves and any tools they may

have for the day’s activities. Besure to visit the Patagonia Mu-seum when you are visiting thePatagonia Fall Festival. The mu-seum is located at 317 McKeownAve in the back of the CreativeSpirit Artists shop. I think youwill find it worth the visit!

October 27, 2013 –HELPHOPELIVE Fundraiser tobenefit Tom Cumming. Tom isthe son of Doug and Peggy Tit-comb Cumming, a pioneer SantaCruz County family and he needsa liver transplant. A local com-mittee known as Let’s Make aMiracle is helping the family withtheir expenses. There will be adeep pit Bar-B-Q dinner with allthe sides at no charge but a dona-tion to help Tom would be appre-ciated. Also included are a liveauction, silent auction, raffle andmusic. Help a neighbor. For fur-ther information call CarolynWemlinger at 520-287-9456.

Enjoy October and some ofthe events happening in SantaCruz County. Tell them BorderEco sent you!

(Editor’s Note: Rushton is alocal freelance writer for BorderEco Magazine.)

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“Homecoming” the Art ofLuis Preciado was held at the Hill-top Gallery from September 8-30th, 2013. The gallery showcasedthe work of Preciado, who is a tal-ented local artist.

Preciado is originally fromHermosillo, Sonora, Mexico andgrew up in Nogales, AZ from a offamily of six. From an early age,Preciado was always drawingwhenever he had the chance, andhis passion for the art, to this day,is intact as it was when he was achild.

When Preciado graduatedfrom Nogales High School in1978, he decided to pursue his pas-sion and attend art school at theUniversity of San Diego in Cali-fornia. “Like most kids in fromNogales I just wanted to get outand experience life,” said Preciado.Preciado received his Fine Arts de-gree in 1983 from the university.

In 1986, Preciado was dis-covered when a gallery in Coron-ado, California, published hiswork. “My artwork, prints weresold all over the world,” said Preci-ado. “I had a licensing agent whichsold my work for mass distribu-tion,” he added.

After 25 years in San Diegoand in the art world Preciadowanted to get back to basics andmade a change in his life. “Iwanted to move into a small town,it was not necessarily Nogales, Ijust wanted that atmosphere,” saidPreciado. Fate worked to havePreciado move back into SantaCruz County where he grew up.

Preciado has never stoppedcreating artwork but in the recentpast he had slowed his creation ofit until recently. “I was approachedby the Hilltop Gallery to do a oneman show and I accepted,” “I havebeen in marathon mode creatingpieces, I paint whatever chance Iget in the morning, at night, onweekends,” “I’m enjoying it morethan I have ever done before, it hasbecome therapeutic for me,” saidPreciado.

Preciado has also expanded

his subject matter from abstract,cowgirls, tequilera’s, apples, tequilabottles and even wings, which al-most resemble angelic wings. “Ihave expanded my scope to includesubject I would have never imag-ined,” added Preciado.

The detail in Preciado’s art is

astounding, showcasing texture,detail, reflections, lighting, whichis something that needs to be seenin person to appreciate. Preciado’sartwork shows a maturity as well asraw talent that he has sculpted overhis many years as a professional.Santa Cruz County and Arizona

has enormous talented artists butPreciado proves that he is at thetop of this list.

For more information pleasevisit 730 N Hill Top Dr., Nogales,AZ Call:

(520) 287-5515 or visit on-line at www.hilltopgallery.org

BY DAVID RAMIREZ MATUS

PRECIADO AMONG BESTARTIST’S IN ARIZONA

“MY ARTWORK, PRINTS WERE SOLD ALL OVER THE WORLD”

“Homecoming” the Art of Luis Preciado was held at the Hilltop Gallery from September 8-30th, 2013.PHOTOS | DAVID RAMIREZ MATUS

The Santa Cruz County SchoolSuperintendent, Alfredo I. Velasquez, hasa new Chief Deputy, Rafael M. Lopez, Jr.The position had remained vacant for anextended period of time and his additionis a welcome sight to the community.

Lopez is a native of Nogales and isa product of Nogales Unified SchoolDistrict. “I attended A.J. Mitchell Ele-mentary School, Wade Carpenter Mid-dle School (WCMS) and am a proud1981 graduate of Nogales High School,”said Lopez. After High School Lopez en-rolled at Pima Community College(PCC) where he studied Business Ad-ministration and General Studies wherehe received an associate degree in 1984.Lopez then transferred to the Universityof Arizona (UA) where he continued hiseducation. Lopez graduated in 1988 with

a bachelor’s degree in business adminis-tration.

Lopez then decided to go to workin the family business. “It was an exportbusiness of industrial supplies for thefood industry in Mexico, anything relatedto this sector we supplied,” added Lopez.His father Rafael Lopez Palomaresstarted the business in 1963 and Lopezjoined the team in 1986 until 2006. “Myfather was my first teacher, hero andmentor, I truly miss him since his passingin 1993.”

In 2005 Lopez had a change infate for his career. “I was diagnosed witha life threating disease, I contractedRocky Mountain Spotted Fever from atick bite and was hospitalized for tendays,” “That moment changed my lifeand I decided to become a teacher, whichwas a career I had always wanted to pur-sue,” said Lopez. This experience ledLopez to begin his career in education.

Lopez started working as a substi-tute teacher at WCMS at the end of the2006 school year. “My first experiencewas not the best which made me thinkover my decision,” said Lopez. Lopezwas offered a position teaching fourthgrade at Lincoln Elementary School(LES), which he declined at first. “Mywife, Diana Lopez, who is also a teacherpersuaded me to reconsider,” addedLopez. Lopez accepted the challenge as along-term substitute teacher for that yearand found that he valued his newfoundcareer.

Lopez then decided to enroll atPCC and received his teaching certifi-cate. Lopez continued teaching at Lin-coln for the next seven years, four yearsteaching fourth grade and three years ofthird grade teaching. “I really enjoyed it,I loved working with the children, I lovedteaching and I loved working for Dr. Lu-cina A. Romero (Principal at LES),” saidLopez.

On November 2012 SCC SchoolSuperintendent Alfredo I. Velasquez ap-proached Lopez about the position ofChief Deputy. “At the beginning I was abit apprehensive about the position be-cause it’s completely different than teach-ing, but after six months of thoroughconsideration I accepted,” “This is a wayto help children in a total different way,it’s a whole educational community per-spective and I sincerely enjoy the work,”said Lopez.

Lopez was a clear choice for theposition and is in the transition of learn-ing all the duties of Chief Deputy. “Thestaff at the office is professional, a joy towork with and we are in the process ofcreating a stronger team,” added Lopez.Lopez is looking forward to taking on alarger roll at the office to make it work ina more productive and efficient way.

For more information please visit2150 N Congress Dr, Ste 107, Nogales,AZ 85621or Call: (520) 375-7940 or visitonline at www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/schools/

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Adela Carrillo, an Accounting Spe-cialist for the Santa Cruz County SchoolSuperintendent, recently completed amonth long Educators Citizens Academywith the local Border Patrol. The BorderPatrol holds the Citizens Academy regu-larly but this time around it was speciallytailored towards educators.

Carrillo, along with others in thefield, got a chance to have a first hand lookat the work law enforcement does in SantaCruz County. “We received a tour of thecheck point, where we got a chance to seethe X-ray equipment that is used to scanvehicles,” “Their night vision camera’s,equipment and learned about immigrationlaws,” said Carrillo. “We got to learn somuch about their work, which made mehave a new respect for the great work theydo,” added Carrillo.

Carrillo has been with the SCC Su-perintendent of Schools Office for last 7years and the past year for her current po-sition. Carrillo is original from Californiabut moved with her family to Nogaleswhen she was just 11 years old. When shearrived she attended A.J. Mitchell Ele-mentary School then continued onto whatwas Pierson Middle School. Carrillo thenattended Nogales High School and gradu-ated in 1999.

After high school Carrillo com-pleted one year at the University ofPhoenix. “My son was two years old at thetime and I was a single mom, so I couldnot complete my education,” said Carrillo.

Carrillo is a critical asset to the Su-perintendents Office and plays a part inmany of the great programs therein. Car-rillo plans to complete her education inthe near future to further her career.

For more information please visit2150 N Congress Dr. Nogales, AZ Call:(520) 375-7800 or visit online atwww.co.santa-cruz.az.us/schools/

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The Santa Cruz County Super-intendent of Schools Office, in partner-ship with the Nogales Rotary Club,named its 2013 Teacher of the Year Au-gust 9, 2013. Local teachers were inthe running for the top prize and at theevent all were honored. The event is ayear long process in which funding issought, preparations and nominees aresubmitted reviewed, selected and gothrough a rigorous interview proce-dure.

The teachers competing forteacher of the year were Roxanne M.Teran, A.J. Mitchell ElementarySchool; Elizabeth Turner Thomson,Nogales High School; Paola Villarreal,Mary L. Welty Elementary School; andClaudia P. Acosta, Desert ShadowsMiddle School; Dora Maria V. Medina,Lincoln Elementary School; Julie Bal-lard, Calabasas Middle School; PhilipBrown, Rio Rico High School; Car-men B. Cintora, Robert M. Bracker El-ementary School; Martina Martinez,Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Ele-mentary School; and Yuki Carrillo,Pena Blanca Elementary School; Patri-cia Valenzuela, Wade Carpenter Mid-dle School.

The festivities were held at theEsplendor Resort in Rio Rico, whichfeatured an exceptional meal and enter-tainment by the Nogales High SchoolMariachi Band. The ceremony beganwith a welcoming by SCC Superin-tendent of Schools, Alfredo I.Velásquez who is also the Nogales Ro-tary Club President. Velásquez thankedthe sponsors for their donations andadvocated the importance of the part-nership of the superintendent’s officeand the club with such a great event.

Special recognition was given tofour retirees, Marie Vasquez, principalof Challenger Elementary School;Claudia Welden, principal of Mary L.Welty Elementary School; Javier Bara-jas, assistant principal at Desert Shad-ows Middle School; and KristineCleary Fontes, special services directorat SCVUSD. Following the specialrecognition, Velásquez went on to an-nounce the winners of this year’s cele-bration.

The runner up winner wasDiana G. Lopez of Challenger Ele-mentary School from NUSD. After asuspenseful silence Velásquez an-nounced the Teacher of the Year toMimi Renteria, Mountain View Ele-mentary School of Santa Cruz ValleyUnified School District in Rio Rico.Renteria gave one of the events moreemotional moments in years, and gave

her thank you speech that resonatedthough the hundreds in attendance.The winner and runner up received atrophy, cash prizes and various othergifts. The winner will have the oppor-tunity to go on and compete at thestatewide competition.

The event is one of the year’slargest in the field of education and isorganized by the Santa Cruz CountySuperintendent of Schools Office, inpartnership with the Nogales RotaryClub.

For more information 2150 NCongress Dr., Nogales, AZ 85621, call(520) 375-7940.

BY DAVID RAMIREZ MATUS

TEACHER OF THE YEARMIMI L. RENTERIA

Santa Cruz County Superintendent ofSchools Alfredo I. Velasquez (right)with 2013 Teacher of the Year winnerMimi Renteria and runner-up DianaG. Lopez(below).

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Nogales-Santa Cruz County123 W. Kino Park Nogales, AZ 85621(520) 287-3685TubacP.O. Box 1866 Tubac, AZ 85646520.398.2704 Sonoita & ElginPO Box 607 Sonoita, Arizona 85637520-455-5498 PatagoniaPatagonia, AZ 85624 8 (520) 394-0060Rio Rico1279C West Frontage Rd, Rio Rico, AZ 85648 • (520) 377-9336

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Tubac Presidio StateHistoric Park1 Burruel Street, Tubac, AZ(520) 398-2252Tumacacori National Historic Park.1891 East Frontage Road, Tumacacori-Carmen, AZ (520) 398-2341Historic Nogales Main Street124 North Terrace Avenue, Nogales, AZ (520) 397-9219 Patagonia Lake State Park The Nature Conservancy's Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. 150 Blue Haven Road, Patagonia, AZ(520) 394-2400

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Pimeria Alta Museum136 N Grand Ave Nogales, AZ 85621(520) 287-4621Santa Cruz County Old Courthouse21 E Court St Nogales, AZ 85621(520) 287-5583

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Hilltop Art Gallery730 N Hill Top Dr, Nogales, AZ 85621(520) 287-5515Nogales Santa Cruz Library518 North Grand Avenue, Nogales, AZ(520) 287-3343Santa Cruz County Fair & Rodeo Association3142 Arizona 83, Sonoita, AZ 85637(520) 455-5553

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EDUCATIONNUSD(520) 287-0800

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Lourdes Catholic School(520) 287-5659

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Carondelet Hospital(520) 872-3000

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Sunshine Dentistry(520) 761-1600

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SCC Recorder(520) 375-7990SCC Sheriff’s Depto.(520) 761-7869

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City of Nogales(520) 287-6571

INSURANCEState Farm Insurance(520) 281-9759

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LAWYERSParra Law Offices(520) 281-9369

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AUTO DEALERSHorne Ford(520) 223-4422

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Lawyers Title(520) 281-2387

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Dental LaserPesqueira #26 Nogales, Sonora (520)223-4063 • 1-866-861-7056

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The Career Resource CenterJob seekers have access to work stations and office equipment as well as:

• Internet access and e-mail accounts• Labor market information• Job leads and job banks• Disability employment services• Veterans services• On-line job matching• Workshops to include:

- Resume writing- Interview skills- Employability skills- Career exploration- Adult education classes

There are no eligibility requirements for any of the above listed services.Intensive and Training ServicesJob seekers who need additional assistance or skill training may be eligible for the following services provided by the One-Stop Career Center:

• Vocational and educational assessment• Case management• Individual employment and career plans• Job search and placement assistance• Training provider information• Financial aid information and budgeting• Financial assistance• Training plans and course schedules

Youth ServicesThe One-Stop Career Center provides special services to help young people make a successful transition into the workforce including:

• Workshops on resume preparation, employability skills, and interviewing tips• Job matching• Vocational assessment career planning• Summer work experience• Summer educational programs• After School work experience

Services for employers include but are not limited to:• Labor market information on wage/salary, employment, occupation, education and training projects.• Annual workforce projections data to identify future occupational needs.• Job fairs, recruiting events and other opportunities to meet and network with employers who are hiring.• Applicants who are pre-screened for job orders received to match your job requirements.• Job training contracts to offset wages during training for both new hires and existing employees.• Information an tax credit assistance such as Work Opportunity Tax Credit program, the Federal Empowerment Zone program and the State Enterprise Zone program.• Customized training for business that need to improve skills for current employees as well as business that need new training programs to address workforce skills gaps.• Transition services to assist employers and employees in the event of a layoff or facility closure to minimize the negative impact on employees and the community.• Youth programs that target assistance to support the hiring of youth with minimal work experience who have shown initiative and desire to be in the workplace. Services include after school, summer and year-round employment opportunities and internships’.• Targeted business outreach in the fields of sustainable energy/conservation, construction, health care, aerospace-defense, logistics and supply chain management.

To learn more about Services for Job Seekers & Employers contact Santa Cruz County One-Stop Career Center610 N. Morley AvenueHours of operation 8:00 to 5:00 pm(520) 375-7670

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In my opinion the worst artificial, pros-thetic device of them all is the lower denture. Ifyou wear dentures then you'll know what I'mtalking about. The lower denture has almostno stability. It floats freely in the mouth, andthe tongue, which is constantly moving, is lo-cated in the middle of the denture. You're afraidto open your mouth…it might pop out. Youspeak much more carefully, aware that at anymoment, your teeth may pop out of yourmouth! I can’t imagine a more difficult andembarrassing scenario. My mom lost her teethat age 32 and 20 years later her gums hadshrunken to the point that they were essentiallyflat. She tried every kind of adhesive that wasavailable. None really work satisfactorily. After-her son became a dentist, he would try differenttricks to prevent her lower denture from fallingout. Nothing really worked. George Washing-ton solved the problem, as his portraits show.He secured his wooden teeth by keeping hislips pressed together. Mom often displayedthat same Washingtonian smile. For the patientwith a floating denture, eating too,can be anightmare. Food has to be carefully selected orit can't be chewed. I could go on and on butyou get the idea.

Today, loose dentures no longer need tobe a problem. Any denture, upper or lower,can now be stabilized by snapping it on to a fewsmall diameter implants. The beauty of thesec-ommonly called mini implants is that they canbe placed in a couple of hours and your existingdenture securely snapped in place. Conven-tional (full size) implants require a surgical pro-

cedure, and a healing period of 3 to 4 monthsbefore the denture can be stabilized. The miniimplant on the other hand are half the diameterof conventional implants, can be placed pain-lessly with just local anesthetic, and they alsocost about half as much! They were cleared bythe FDA in 1994 and at the 2013 AmericanDental Association conference, Small DiameterImplant was a featured scientific exhibit.

Missing a front tooth? Small diameterimplants can also be used to replace a missingtooth or teeth. Some folks are born with con-genitally missing incisors. One conventionalso-lution was to place a bridge which necessitatedremoving the enamel from the adjacent teeth,or placing a standard size implant which re-quired months of healing. Braces could also beplaced to move other teeth into the space. Ofcourse, that required several years of braces.Now a more convenient solution may be toplace a mini implant in the missing space andfasten a crown to it. Again this can all happenin as little as an hour or two.

The success rate for mini implants issimilar to that of standard diameter implants,around 95% give or take a percent or two.However, the failure of a large diameter im-plantrequires yet another surgical procedurefollowed by 3 to 4 months of healing. The miniimplant however, can generally be removed andanother placed immediately at the same visit.While mini implants are not suitable for someareas of the mouth (standard diameter implantsmay be) they do offer your dentist another solu-tion.

I'm making it sound simple, and rela-tively speaking it is. Along with tooth coloredfillings and bonding, the mini implant is one ofthe more exciting innovations to come along indentistry in the last several years. If any of thisinterests you, give our office a call. We canhelp.

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If you have ever been to AlexBarber Shop, you will find an old timevibe and feel at the quaint location. It’sa type of place where everyone is on afirst name basis with each other. Its spe-cial allure comes not only from its lookand feel but from the barber himself,Alex Valencia.

Valencia is originally from Her-mosillo, Sonora, Mexico and immi-grated to the United States in 1972.When he arrived, Valencia worked andcontinued his education. His uncle,who owned several barbershops in Cal-ifornia, sparked Valencia’s interest inthe field. Valencia enrolled in BarberCollege in 1990 and received his certifi-cate 10 months later. Valencia thenworked in various barbershops in Tuc-son, AZ., and Green Valley, AZ.

Valencia decided to open up hisown shop following in his family’s foot-steps. “I decided to open the business inNogales because my parents lived hereand I wanted to be close to them,” saidValencia. The first location was foundon Patagonia Highway, then moved acouple times finally to settle on N.Grand Ave. “I have been in this loca-tion since 1994,” said Valencia

“This is a profession I have lovedand have made a career of,” “I’m pas-sionate about my work and love mycustomers, I have watched many ofthem grow up” said Valencia.

Alex Barber Shop is the perfectplace for a quick hair cut unless thereit’s packed with customers but eventhen it’s worth the wait. You can enjoyan insightful conversation with Valen-cia, read a magazine or watch televisionwhile your there.

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The Santa Cruz Regional Partner-ship of First Things First is partneringwith Mariposa Community Health Cen-ter to improve the oral health status ofchildren birth through five in the SantaCruz Region. Through the HappySmiles/Sonrisa Feliz program of MCHC,the program serves to promote good oralhealth among mothers and their childrenbirth through five years of age. A team ofdental and health promotion/disease pre-vention professionals and paraprofession-als work together to conduct outreach inorder to provide oral health screeningsand fluoride varnishing for children 0-5years of age and oral health screening for

expectant mothers. The Happy Smiles/Sonrisa Feliz

team visits locations such as areapreschools, local Head Start sites, andWIC and provide the services on site, en-suring that as many children as possibleare screened and given fluoride varnishes.Early childhood caries is the number 1chronic disease affecting young children.According to the Centers for DiseaseControl, one in five children aged 2-5years have untreated tooth decay. Thereare other factors that increase the likeli-hood of tooth decay in children such aslimited access to routine oral healthcareand poor oral hygiene. Poor birth out-comes have also been associated with ma-ternal dental disease during pregnancy.

Francisco Padilla, Regional Director

at First Things First, says, “Our goal aswe partner with Happy Smiles/SonrisaFeliz is two pronged. We want to increasechildren’s access to preventative dentalcare and also be able to decrease preventa-ble oral health problems in young chil-dren. The Santa Cruz RegionalPartnership Council of First Things Firstfeels very passionate about this because weunderstand that children who have un-treated tooth decay tend to fall behind inschool.”

Poor oral health has been related todecreased school performance, poor socialrelationships, and less success later in life.When children’s dental problems aretreated and they are not experiencingpain, their learning and school-attendancerecords improve. Padilla added, “A child's

most important developmental years arethose leading up to kindergarten. FirstThings First is committed to helping Ari-zona children five and younger receive thequality education, healthcare and familysupport that they need to arrive at schoolhealthy and ready to succeed. Throughpartnerships like the one with MCHCand Happy Smiles/Sonrisa Feliz, we feellike we’re closer to reaching that goal.”

First Things First is a voter-created,statewide organization that funds early ed-ucation and health programs to help kidsbe successful once they enter kinder-garten. Decisions about how those fundsare spent are made by local councilsstaffed by community volunteers. To learnmore, visit azftf.gov.

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PHOENIX (August 20, 2013) –Families will now have more informationand tools for finding quality child care andpreschool through QualityFirstAZ.com.

The new website – launched by FirstThings First – gives families informationabout why quality is important in childcare and preschool and what quality lookslike. It also gives parents tools they canuse to find a quality child care and pre-school setting that meets their needs.This choice has never been more impor-tant.

“Children who have quality early ed-ucation experiences are more preparedwhen they enter kindergarten, and do bet-ter in school,” said Dr. Pamela Powell, anAssociate Professor of Literacy and EarlyChildhood at Northern Arizona Univer-sity and Vice Chair of the First ThingsFirst Board. “Skills like motivation, self-control, focus, and self-esteem are rootedin early childhood and are learned frominteractions with adults.”

Dr. Powell said many of those inter-

actions happen in child care and pre-school, so it is vital that those settings bequality environments that build on basichealth and safety to include:

• teachers and caregivers who knowhow to work with infants, toddlers andpreschoolers;

• positive, nurturing relationshipsthat give young kids the individual atten-tion they need;

• learning environments that encour-age creativity and imaginative play;

•hands-on activities that stimulateand encourage positive brain connectionsin children; and,

•caregivers who provide regular feed-back to parents on the development oftheir child.

All of these elements combined pre-pare children for kindergarten. Sadly,many Arizona children arrive at schoolunprepared for the rigorous expectationsthey will face.

Brenda Thomas – who currentlyteaches at the Porfirio H. Gonzales YoungAchievers Preschool in Tolleson, but hasalso served as a kindergarten and elemen-tary school teacher – said early experi-

ences make a difference in whether chil-dren embrace learning or struggle inschool.

“The one thing that matters, aboveall things – whether the child care is givenin the home or whether it’s given in someother setting – is the quality that is given,”Thomas said, adding that parents, childcare providers and preschools are the firstleg in a child’s educational relay race.

“As we prepare to hand the baton onto the second leg – which is the kinder-garten experience – we want to make surethat we have given (young children) theopportunity to understand they’re safe,they’re loved and they have the skills.”

First Things First CEO Sam Leyvassaid Quality First is doing its part by part-nering with child care and preschoolproviders and funding quality improve-ments that research proves help childrenthrive. Now, throughQualityFirstAZ.com, Leyvas said the pro-gram also provides information to familiesto inform their decisions about child careand preschool, including a checklist ofquestions to ask providers and a listing ofearly care and education providers around

the state that participate in Quality First.Steve Hewitt, the father of two chil-

dren under 4, said this is informationmany parents need.

“About a year and a half ago, my wifeand I were looking for a quality child carecenter. It can be very confusing and al-most even scary if you’re looking on theInternet, going to some tours,” Hewittsaid. “You’re not quite sure what you’relooking for. Now parents can go (to Qual-ityFirstAZ.com) and find what they’relooking for.”

Pat Berry, director of the Chandler-Gilbert YMCA Preschool where thelaunch event was held, said providers in alltypes of settings need to be focused onquality, as well.

“Every provider can improve thequality of their program if they take thetime to learn more about what qualitylooks like and if they become more inten-tional and consistent about making themost of their interactions with young chil-dren,” Berry said. “I encourage all care-givers to visit the site and learn what theycan do to get kids ready for success inkindergarten and beyond.”

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Earlier this month, SharonHitchcock, MSN, RNC, ClinicalNurse Educator, Carondelet HolyCross Hospital, Nogales, Ariz., re-ceived the Association of Women’sHealth, Obstetric and NeonatalNurses (AWHONN) Nursing forWomen’s Health Excellence in Writ-ing Award for her article titled, “En-dorsing Safe Infant Sleep: A Call toAction.”

“Ms. Hitchcock’s article willhelp nurses implement safe sleepingpractices in newborn nurseries andneonatal intensive care units,” saidNursing for Women’s Health editor,Dr. Mary C. Brucker. “This explo-ration of evidence-based safe sleep

strategies will improve outcomes forinfants across the country.”

Sharon is the maternal-new-born clinical at her hospital and servesas an adjunct faculty member forPima Community College in Tucson,Ariz. A nurse for 27 years, she ob-tained her bachelor’s degree from theUniversity of Arizona and her gradu-ate degree in nursing leadership fromGrand Canyon University. Currently,Sharon and her colleagues are doingcommunity outreach to promote thepublic health campaign, “Safe toSleep,” for preventing sleep-relatedinfant deaths.

Sharon noted that Safe InfantSleep efforts will be a growing issuefor the next few years as the NationalInstitute of Child Health and Human

Development has just launched a new“Safe-to-Sleep” campaign. “Hospitalnurses who care for newborns are keyplayers,” Sharon said. “These nursessee almost every baby born in theU.S. and are in a powerful position tomodel safe sleep as well as educate.”

On receiving the Nursing forWomen’s Health Excellence in Writ-

ing Award, she added, “I am beyondthrilled to have received this awardfrom AWHONN. My hope is thatthis article will shine a bright light onthe incredible responsibility we asnurses have to endorse the SIDS pre-vention, or what is now called the‘Safe Infant Sleep’ recommenda-tions.”

CLINICAL NURSE RECEIVESEXCELLENCE IN WRITING AWARD

Sharon Hitchcock

Sharon Hitchcock (far left), MSN, RNC, Clinical Nurse Educator, CarondeletHoly Cross Hospital, Nogales, Ariz.

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The management staff of Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital cuts the ribbon of-fially opening the new fitness center.

Thanks to many other organi-zations and businesses Santa CruzCounty sponsored their second annualJump Back to School fair at the No-gales High School, Ray Molera Gym-nasium. The success of the 2013 event

reached unprecedented heights thisyear nearly doubling the funding forthe previous year.

This fair is organized to helpthose parents who cannot afford buy-ing school supplies. Approximatelynine hundred Nogales Unified SchoolDistrict students from kinder gardenthrough fifth grade would be receiving

the help of having medical and visionservices, haircuts & other support serv-ices to the students.

“With the achievement of lastyears event everything will runsmoothly and we may be able to buildon our success,” said Espinoza of the2012 event, which proves the organiza-tion, did just that.

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Nogales, AZ (July 31, 2013) - Nearly 60early childhood educators in Santa Cruz Countytook part in a full-day training on Monday tolearn more about the AZ Common Core StateStandards (http://www.azed.gov/azcommon-core/) coming to public schools this fall. Theywere also learning how to build critical thinkingskills in themselves and their students.

The training was hosted by the SantaCruz County School Superintendent Alfredo I.Velasquez, and the training was coordinatedthrough The University of Arizona CooperativeExtension Santa Cruz County (http://exten-sion.arizona.edu/santa-cruz). Presenters in-cluded: Catherine Parker, Math and ScienceInstructional Specialist, Santa Cruz Valley Uni-fied School District #35; Janet Annett, EnglishLanguage Arts Coordinator, Southern AZ Re-gional Education Center; and Sheri Marlin,Program Director, Office of the Pima CountySchool Superintendent.

“Children who have strong criticalthinking skills will excel in the Common Coreand it helps for teachers to have these skills aswell,” said Marlin. Critical thinking involves theintentional use of rational, higher order thinkingskills such as analysis and evaluation to recog-nize and solve problems. (Angelo, T. A. (1995).Beginning the dialogue: Thoughts on promot-ing critical thinking: Classroom assessment forcritical thinking. Teaching of Psychology, 22(1),6-7.) Challenging students in this way helpsthem to become more engaged in their subjectmatter and to become better learners.

The standards are intentionally designedto ensure college and career readiness. Accord-ing to the 2012 US Census, among personsaged 25 and older in Arizona, 85.2% have atleast a high school education. In Santa CruzCounty that number is just 71.2%. “Investing inearly childhood education is essential to build-ing a healthy and vibrant community,” said Al-fredo Velazquez, Santa Cruz County SchoolSuperintendent.

The University of Arizona CooperativeExtension administers a Family Resource Cen-ter program which offers free classes to familieswith children aged 0-5 in Santa Cruz County tohelp them prepare for Kindergarten. Workingin partnership with Nogales Unified SchoolDistrict #1, Santa Cruz Valley Unified SchoolDistrict #35, Patagonia Elementary School Dis-trict #6 and the Superintendent of Santa CruzCounty Schools, the Family Resource Centerprogram seeks build a bridge between earlychildhood education and the public schools.The Family Resource Center program is fundedby First Things First (www.azftf.gov).

“We are so excited to be a part of anevent that embraces the new AZ Common CoreState Standards and brings educators togetherwith promising strategies that will impact chil-dren for a lifetime,” Debbie Curley, Family Re-source Center Program Director, UACooperative Extension Santa Cruz County.

For more information on the Paving theWay for Common Core training or on theFamily Resource Center Program and its part-ners, contact Debbie Curley, Family ResourceCenter Program Director, at dcurley@email.ari-zona.edu or (520) 281-2994 ext.104.

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A day at the lake was not what onetypically thinks of—picnics, boat rides,swimming—for the senior class fromLourdes Catholic School. The camp-grounds at Lake Patagonia can look like amini-garbage dump after a three-dayweekend filled to capacity with campers,many of whom leave trash scattered every-where. It has become a tradition at Lour-des Catholic School for the seniors to goto the lake the day after Labor Day to helpthe Rangers and the Staff there finish thework of cleaning up.

The students help with picking uptrash, cleaning the armadas, retrievingbottles, cups and plates from the water,moving rocks into areas of run-off to helpprevent soil-erosion, and whatever othertasks the Rangers need help with. It usu-ally rains that day but that does notdampen their spirits. The students do thisas a service to their community and as anexpression of their belief that we have tolead by example in caring for the environ-ment.

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Cochise College began offeringclasses in Santa Cruz County in October2003. The Nogales/Santa Cruz Centermoved to is current location on Grand Av-enue, after remodeling to the 28,000-square-foot facility that was previouslyhome to a call center, in 2013. Someclasses are held at other sites in the countyas well. The staff offers placement testing,advising, admissions, registration and fi-nancial aid. Students also have access to acomputer lab. Cochise College classes areoffered in Nogales through an agreementwith the Santa Cruz County ProvisionalCommunity College District.

For more information please visit251 N Grand Court PlZ, Nogales, AZ orcall (520) 287-5583

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The Nogales Lions Club (NLC)and the Santa Cruz River Leo Club(SCRLC) hosted their Annual C. KirbySmithe Lions International Youth Ex-change on July 24, 2013. The programthat is over 30 years old brings youthfrom all over the world to experienceAmerica. Each year the youth spend onemonth touring the state and visiting eachcities local Lions Club. Some of the high-lights included the Grand Canyon, Se-dona, Flagstaff, Tombstone, Tucson andNogales.

This year the group consisted ofEmma-Sofia Eveliina Kuokkanen, 16,

Finland; Busena Kilimici, 17, Turkey;Zoe Ghaya, 16, France; Theresa Hofer,16, Austria; Izabella Szydelko, 16,Poland; Lisa Marie Baltes, 19, Germany;Betina Ravnholt, 18, Denmark; EmilyNeyman, 20, Belgium; Vittoria Manzelli,17, Italy; and Lkhamdari Bat-Orgil, 16,Mongolia.

The group arrived in Nogales forlunch with the Lions and Leo Club atMr. C’s restaurant. “At the meeting theclub got the opportunity to meet thegroup, ask questions and show them whatwe are about in the county,” said LionsClub President Gabriel Gastelum. Afterthe meeting the group received an indepth tour of Santa Cruz County (SCC)courtesy of the Santa Cruz County Sher-

iffs department which provide a caravantour of the county. During the tour thegroup had close look at the internationalborder and the local ports of entry, whichwas the first time they had seen Mexico.The sheriff’s tour concluded with a briefdescription and history of the departmentand county by SCC Sheriff TonyEstrada.

The youth were then treated to a“Carne Asada” dinner at the Santa FeRanch, which was organized by the localLeo Club. “Most of the group had neverhad a taco, burrito or a quesadilla,” “Wehad to teach them how to put one to-gether, which gave us time to interactwith them,” said Santa Cruz River LeoClub President Carmen Soto.

After the dinner the group wastreated to a movie at Oasis Cinema andthe youth then went home with theirhost families to spend the night. Theyouth packed up on in the morning forbreakfast at Carondelet Holy Cross Hos-pital then left the county to finish theirtour before returning home.

“For the following year we arehoping to receive clearance to take thekids into Mexico for lunch with our sisterclub in Nogales, Sonora, MX.,” “They allexpressed an interest in visiting our sistercity and if it is possible we will includethis for the following year,” concludedGastelum.

For more information about theNogales Lions Club visit online atwww.e-clubhouse.org/sites/nogalesaz/

LIONS CLUB YOUTH EXCHANGE

PHOTO | DAVID RAMIREZ MATUS

BY DAVID RAMIREZ MATUS

A school bus was purchased by the De-troit Lakes Lions Club and was donated tothe Matzatlan Pacifico Lions Club. It wasloaded with eye glasses and equipment.The Nogales Lions Club met the driver inPhoenix and brought the bus to Nogalesand stored at bus to await pick up. Uponarrival the Pacifico Lions met with the No-gales Lions who facilitated all the neces-sary documents for the bus to be takeninto Mexico. The Nogales and MazatlanClubs also made a Twin Club Agreementfor international aide. Mazatlan LionsPresident Gilberto Jimenez and NogalesLions President Gabriel Gastelum ledproject.The Nogales Club also inducted anew member Francisco Padilla.

Thank You for the participation!

JBTS BOARD MEMBERS

JBTS COMMUNITY LEADERS

Angelica RodriguezCO-CHAIRMAN

Adriana RomeroCOMMUNITY LIAISON

Jeremiah LopezFINANCIAL ADVISOR

Steve Zimmerman Alfredo I. VelasquezDr. John Utne

Safeway

Nogales Uni�ed School District

City of Nogales

Santa Cruz Community Action Coalition

Santa Cruz County School Superintendent

Santa Cruz County Recorders O�ce

Cenpatico

Santa Cruz County Board of Realtors

U.S. Border Patrol

Pinal Hispanic Council

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County

Arizona Rangers / Sonoita Company

First Things First

Consulado General de Mexico

The Living Center

Nuestra Casa / Our House

MIKID

Nogales Womens Club

Nogales Community Development

Nationwide Vision

ASBA Insurance Trust

Border Eco/Border Media

Nogales Fire Department

Child Care Resource & Referral

Community Intervention Associates

Arizona Rangers / Santa Cruz Company

Circles of Peace

Nogales Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce

Kmart

Port Devanning Services

Santa Cruz County Career OneStop

United Way

Mariposa Community Helth Center

Santa Cruz County Institute of Cosmetology

Arizona Children’s

Nogales Community Food Bank

SWFHC

Department of Economic Security

Santa Cruz County Attorneys O�ce

Justice For All

United Healthcare

Nogales Family Resource Center

Pima Community Access Program

Hilltop Gallery

National Exchange Club

Unisource Energy Services

Alliance Counseling Center

The Kennedy Club

Southwest Food Service

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NPOA

“The Nogales Community continuously has demonstrated its commitment to our children. It is clearly evident by the

demonstrations of generosity to help make this a successful event. On behalf of the children and families who benefited from this generous cause, we would like to thank you for your support!”

Denisse MelendezSECRETARY

Arthur EspinozaCHAIRMAN

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM & TASK FORCE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE

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