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07/03/09
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The Tubac Fire Department has announced the local implementation of growing national neighborhood alert system. After a few weeks of testing, Michael Lindsey, Communications specialist for the Tubac Fire District, announced yesterday that the system was on line here and has already sent out a couple announcements related to the monsoons. According to its website: Nixle is a free service that allows you to receive trusted, up-to-the-minute, neighborhood information for where you live, work, visit - or for where your family and friends are located throughout the country.
 You choose the information you want, for the locations you
want, from urgent public safety alerts to less time sensitive
advisories and community information.
You choose how you want to receive the information, whether
it is over your cell phone by text message, by email, or over
the web.
You stay connected to what is happening in the communities
and the locations that are relevant to you!
Registration is FREE, SIMPLE, and SECURE. There are still some bugs to work out locally. Because of our rural roads with inaccurate mapping, some residents' addresses may not be in the system. For dealing with our local situation, see the Local Instructions below. To learn more about and sign up for this new community communication system, go to Nixle's website at http://www.nixle.com/about_consumer.html. Local Instructions Nixle records your location (you may input several) in order to direct the appropriate messages to you. If your address is not on record, you may have to put in an intersection. In some parts of Rio Rico, for example, you may have to put in false intersection, because so many roads are misnamed, some do not exist, and existing ones are not recorded. Go to Google Maps http://maps.google.com/maps , input your area (i.e. Rio Rico, AZ), choose the satellite view, and drag the map over your location. By panning and zooming, find the intersection of two named roads closest to you and enter those in the appropriate box on Nixle, even if the names are incorrect. Lindsey reports that Nixle is working with Google to work on the maps program and also may implement its own proprietary system. Meanwhile, most of the alerts are applicable to large areas, and once you have established an account, you will welcome the timely information about conditions and events in our area.
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06/28/09
Categories: Welcome
Fourth of July Celebration Join the fun in Tubac for old-fashioned family fun on July 4. The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park will be the site of free games for the kids from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will enjoy a variety of old-fashioned games like cake-walks, sack races, rubber duck ring toss, hula hoops, face painting and more. Children's games are being organized by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce with help from a variety of local non-profit organizations. Games and prizes will be provided free of charge to the children. Park admission will be free during game hours. Many of Tubac's fine art galleries, artist studios and shops will be open all day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Village restaurants will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner. Amado Territory Inn Old Fashioned Fourth of July Come celebrate a good old-fashioned July 4th with the folks at Amado Territory Ranch. The staff will host the patriotic celebratioin at the outdoor stage and picnic area known as the Oasis. Entertainment includes live music with patriotic favorites, a little country, a few western numbers, American standards and some Broadway tunes. The singers include Joey Lessa and Regina Ford, Dana Willens, Tamara Kahrimanis, also on piano, Claudia Andrews and Anthony "Dr. A" Enos on sax. Emceed by Roberta Konen with help from Len Willens, the event promises to be fun for the whole family with food at good old-fashioned prices. Hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade ice cream, soft drinks and more-all value priced when a dollar actually bought you something to eat and you got change. Bring your own bottle if you wish to imbibe. The cost is $10 per person for admission and the show. The picnic goodies will be sold so cheaply you'll want seconds and still have extra cash to take home. Doors open at 5 p.m. to get an early start on the grub. Entertainment begins at 6 p.m. and continues until 8 p.m. Food will be available until 9 p.m. so you won't leave hungry. Call for reservations (520) 398-8684. The Amado Territory Inn and Oasis is located at 3001 E. Frontage Road, Amado at Arivaca Exit No. 48. Visit www.amado-territory-inn.com for more information. Tubac Fireworks light up the skies The Tubac Golf Resort will host a fireworks display in the evening. Gates open at 4 p.m. and fireworks begin at 8:45 p.m. Parking is $7 per car. Food vendors, kids face painting, DJ music and huge desert sky fireworks display are all part of the event. Bring a blanket or chair. no coolers please. The Resort is offering a VIP package: $35 adults/$15 kids to include a ranch style barbecue buffet, special seating to view fireworks and parking. For VIP reservations, call 520-398-3545. Tubac village is located at Exit 34 on I-19, 45 miles south of Tucson. The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is located at 1 Burruel Street in Tubac. The Tubac Golf Resort is located on the East Frontage Road between Exits 40 and 34. For more information, please call the Chamber of Commerce, 520-398-2704 or visit www.tubacaz.com.
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06/26/09
Categories: Welcome
City ready to celebrate Whether you come for family fun, the parade, the music, food or fireworks, come out and join the fun in Nogales on July 4th. In honor of Independence Day, the City Nogales is hosting the annual Fourth of July Fireworks at Fleischer Park on Saturday, July 4. Spectacular fireworks will be displayed starting at approximately 8:45 p.m. The theme for this daylong celebration is "America, Standing Strong." The celebration will kick off with the race registration at 5:30 a.m. The race/walk will start at Pierson Park and will end at Fleischer Park. The grand Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park. There will be two Grand Marshals this year: Gaston Ortega and Victor Yanez, members of the Nogales Police Department and war veterans, will be honored during the celebrations. After the parade the fun will continue at Fleisher Park with games, food, live entertainment and fun for the entire family. Different music groups will be the featured with patriotic performances throughout the day. The afternoon program will begin at 5 p.m. The Borderline Band, Raize Latina, Jazz Band will headline the entertainment with local performers. Fantastic fireworks will light up the sky at approximately 8:45 p.m. The fireworks will be choreographed to patriotic music. To sign up for the parade or to secure a booth space in the park, please contact the City of Nogales at (520) 287-6575. For more information, call Ofelia McCollough at (520) 285-5613 or by e-mail at omccollough@cityofnogales.net.
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06/25/09
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SantaCruzNow is getting a new look. You may have noticed some changes already. As we try to use more current display methods, we will be experimenting with fonts, colors, and layout to make the content more attractive and easier to read. There will also be some changes in content, and some pages will be getting new "skins". There is an exciting new widget, Google translate, on the HOME page. Clicking on it and choosing a language will result in the page reloading with the content on the page, and each subsequent page, displayed in that language. Currently the widget messes up the layout, one more reason for upgrading the website, but the content remains. So if you know anyone who has had difficulty accessing the information on this site because of language limitations, please invite them to return. Also we can also accept submissions in the listed languages. Also, in the near future we will be revising part of the site to offer easier access to information about the people and places in this area. Last, but not least, you can now follow us on Twitter. Click on the symbol and you will be notified when the website is updated. Now is your chance to make this site more "You-ser" friendly. If you have a complaint or suggestion that will improve its usefulness to you, please post a comment or click "contact" below.
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