May 2013 “Published Monthly for SEAGO Member Entities, our Strategic Partners and everyone interested in Southeastern Arizona” Vol. 3, No. 5

Highlights from the April 26 International Trade Summit

By A’kos Kovach

The bleary eyed began making an appearance around 6 am. As many events that have registration beginning at 7 am, the smell of fresh coffee and the bustle of vendors building displays began in earnest. The final vendor count was 20 booths, with vendors com-ing in from Tucson, Green Valley, Nogales Sonora, with the most

distant vendor fly-ing in from Dallas, Texas.

The second In-ternational Trade Summit & Expo attracted a diverse audience from distant locations, but also reflected

strong community support by Santa Cruz County and The City of No-gales. And it did not stop there, as one local group after another showed their sup-port by hosting booths, bringing volunteers and by the best mea-surement – by their presence at the event.

The media was curious as well, with 4 reporters attending. The City of Nogales video-taped all the speakers and plans to post the video online. Hundreds of photos have already been published on-line at https://www.facebook.com/SEAGOEconomicDevelopment.

The host location was the Esplendor Resort in Rio Rico. Thanks to cooperative weather the Thursday evening Wine & Cheese re-ception was held outdoors on the terrace next to the restaurant. Friday breakfast was located on the sundeck overlooking the entire Rio Rico valley, while the luncheon was served in the las Palmas Courtyard, truly beautiful settings with excellent staff service.

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What Arizonan’s Must Do To Be Competitive

By Randy Heiss

We keep hearing how far behind Arizona is compared to Texas, New Mexico and California where trade with Mexico is concerned – and it is true. Anyone who attended the Arizona Mexico Com-mission “As the world tardes” panel discussion in Phoenix a few months ago, you heard former Congressman Jim Kolbe emphasize that Arizona must engage in a cohesive manner to match and ex-ceed what has been accomplished in these competing border trade states.

These states have positioned themselves for economic competi-tiveness through strong leadership at the state level. The lack of having a strong state level leader champion economic development is a fact that is holding us back.

We keep hearing that we need to additional infrastructure to match the investments made by our competing states, this is also true. For example one of the biggest problems we face is the lack of a safe, efficient way to move commercial vehicles from the expand-ing Mariposa Port of Entry onto I-19. A problem exacerbated by the fact the State Legislature has diverted more than $1.5B of dedi-cated gasoline tax revenue over the last 13 years and transferred those funds into the State General Fund. These funds were sup-posed to build roads, bridges and highway infrastructure.

Ironically despite a dramatic improvement in the financial con-dition of Arizona budget proposal being considered for FY 14 con-tinue to divert significant levels of gasoline tax revenues over to the State General Fund. This diversion in spite of a growing $63B long-term funding gap between needs and revenues. The short term alone needs to eliminate a $350M shortfall from the state’s current 5 year highway construction program. Does that make any sense?

Our ADOT Director has advised Legislators of these shortfalls and crucial needs only to be told that transportation infrastructure issues are something like 24th on the list of ‘constituent priorities’. Ironically there is little disagreement or debate that economic re-covery and future growth are inextricably linked to the develop-ment and maintenance of a high quality, efficient transportation infrastructure network.

At the International Trade Summit and Expo the audience heard

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From Houston, Texas – please welcome Curtis D. SpencerCurtis Spencer is the President of IMS

Worldwide, Inc., headquartered in Hous-ton, Texas. Spencer is nationally regarded as an expert on mat-ters related to Logistics and intermodal ship-ping; ports of entry; rail-served logistics centers; the develop-ment and expansion of Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ); and Custom’s

issues and compliance, specifically those related to Homeland Security.

Spencer is regularly featured as a speak-er at dozens of national conferences and workshops each year, and has been pub-lished in The Journal of Commerce, Pacific Shipper, Inbound Logistics and other news-

magazines.

IMS Worldwide, under Mr. Spencer’s leadership, is now a leading consulting firm for developers and real estate trusts who seek guidance as it relates to property value, port efficiencies and site selection differen-tiators.

But Spencer’s real passion has everything to do with FTZ’s. “They are a job magnet”, said Spencer. As more and more multi-na-tional companies take a foothold in a FTZ or FTZ sub-zone the attraction grows even faster, more warehouses, more manufactur-ers, and more assembly lines all of which spell more jobs. Statistically an investment in a FTZ returns 250 – 300% return on in-vestment (ROI) in the first year, thus not only paying for itself but also creating new commerce and new jobs. CLICK HERE to read more

Featured speaker at Apr 26 event John H. Moffatt, Ph.D

A native of Tucson and a graduate of Catalina High School, John Moffatt went on to complete several degree programs at the Univer-sity of Arizona.

He has held his cur-rent position as Direc-tor, Pima County Strate-gic Planning Office from

2001 to present. Moffat is very involved with many comprehensive projects such as: Aerospace & Defense Corridor Develop-ment and Coordination; Project Director for the Pima County Wireless Integrated Network (PCWIN); Revamping IT Systems and Restructuring the Network and Orga-nization; Economic Development; Election Security and serves as a Military Liaison.

Moffatt presented an in-depth treatise on planning for our economic future, and the integral components needed for our State to become competitive. The scope includes the development of a master plan to develop the entire Aerospace & Defense Corridor between Nogales Highway and I-10. By connecting the two developing employment centers the project may as well improve freight movement and reduce

What is the value of 200- 300 new jobs to Nogales? What is the value of a Fortune 500 company with a local presence? The short answer is multiple millions of dollars. Depending on the type of jobs created and the amount spent to construct facilities and warehouses the economic multiplier ef-fect could easily run in the 2.2 to 3.4 range, which means for each dollar spent locally, that dollar will circulate 2 or 3 or more times in the community. Thus, the actual cash value of just one new $15M building and associated infrastructure could benefit the area by as much as $30 - $40M.

Spencer points out that there are new rules and new guidance for FTZ’s; the time-line to expand or open new FTZ’s has been dramatically reduced, and now there is no

commute times. All of these components are an integral part of creating a credible vision for economic development and re-gional master planning that the taxpayers can understand.

As Moffat points out in the power point at this link – at the top of the list of key fac-tors for economic development is Infra-structure. Here Moffat dedicated consider-able time to the Mariposa Port of Entry.

Next Moffatt described to long term vi-sion for the new I-11 Canada to Mexico corridor. The proposed I-11 would route traffic from Las Vegas through Phoenix di-rectly to Nogales.

Moffatt agreed with comments made ear-lier by SEAGO Executive Director Randy Heiss, strategic political alignments and al-liances must be forged, and we must focus on our transportation infrastructure. Mof-fatt indicated his interest in working more closely with SEAGO in the near future on these and similar efforts. The audience was appreciative of the time Dr. Moffat spent at the Summit, he was one of the first to arrive early in the morning and among the last to depart. We wish to thank Dr. Moffat again for his dedication to the event, this region and our state.CLICK HERE to read mroe

Expo touts border trade, investments

The Esplendor Resort in Rio Rico was abuzz with talk of airplanes, trucks, toma-toes, and road construction as more than 150 people gathered for the International

Trade Summit and Expo on Friday.

The event was the second of its kind, with a similar gathering held on Nov. 9 at the Americana Hotel in Nogales, as local po-litical and business leaders work to attract businesses to the area and emphasize Santa Cruz County’s key role in the U.S.-Mexico supply chain.

“We have to promote ourselves. Nobody is going to do it for us,” said Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino as he urged greater coopera-

By Curt Prendergast, Nogales International

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SIERRA VISTA AREA CHAMBER

GREATER DOUGLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

BISBEE CHAMBERTUCSON HISPANIC CHAMBER BENSON CHAMBERThe economic environment has the atten-

tion and interest of the Chamber directors and some of the members. We are examin-ing everything that effects your business in the area. Everything from 4th Street in Benson, the investors that are looking at our community and how the city permit-ting and codes effect the life of our commu-nity. The question in all of the research is how do we keep the shoppers in town and how do we encourage social and economic growth to the area.

The success of the business community depends on the involvement of the Cham-ber’s membership. This means that we keep the money local, be open and exchange ideas with one another. CLICK HERE to read more

The Tucson Hispanic Chamber accom-plished a major milestone this month by exceeding 1000 member businesses. This accomplishment makes our chamber the largest Latino business organization in the State of Arizona! Thank you to our mem-ber businesses who value the work that we do and have helped spread the word about our member benefits! The Tucson Hispanic Chamber continues to promote economic opportunities in reaching the fast-growing Hispanic market and advantages to trade with Mexico with its offices and staff in Tucson and in Hermosillo, Sonora.CLICK HERE to read more

GRAHAM COUNTY CHAMBEROur Gila Valley Leadership Class which

is now in its eighth year with 16 students is winding down, but not without mak-ing an impression. This class VIII raised over $5000.00 to furnish appliances for the Boys & Girls Club of the Gila Valley, these include Whirlpool double oven, 25 cubic foot top mount Refrigerator, 30” vent hood, 1.6 cubic foot microwave, and triple sink, faucet, and drains. In addition they raised enough to donate to the Gila Valley Animal Awareness Group Inc. to help with funding to build a dog park. CLICK HERE to read more

The Bisbee Chamber of Commerce is ex-cited to announce that ticket sales are now underway for the 9th Annual Bisbee Blues Festival. Please visit www.thebisbeeblues-festival.com to purchase your tickets today. We decided to hold the event in Old Bis-bee, and turn it into a weekend long event. The Bisbee Blues Festival will be held Sep-tember 13th – 15th. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact office or send an email to chamber@bisbeearizona.com.

The Bisbee Chamber would like to thank Pro-Em Party rentals for hosting the Bisbee Chamber Mixer, on April 25th at the 555 Grill. This event was an excellent opportu-nity to network will fellow chamber mem-bers. We all had a great time! Dr. Robert Carreira was the lucky winner of the 50/50 drawing, and donated his portion back to the Chamber. Thank you Robert! Joy Hall from the Bisbee Bug was the winner of the door prize for a free round of golf with cart from Mountain View Golf Course.CLICK HERE to read more

Greenlee County is on the move desip-ite the challenges of new leadership. Laura Dorrell is the new President. She writes:

Currently we are trying to regroup with our new board but we are supporting the Tourism Council with all their activities as well as the Chase Creek Business Associa-tion. I will be present and supporting The Friends of the Frisco River clean up on May 25th. I am also involved with Job Shadow with the Clinic but I am part of the com-mittee as well May 14th

GREENLEE COUNTY What is the FDI

A BIG TOP THANK YOU to all who made Tuesday's Culpepper & Merriweather Circus possible...

- Douglas Police Department, Arizona Rangers Douglas Company, and Douglas Police Explorers Post 454 for providing se-curity - Christian Life Center, Ministerios Tierra De Bendicion, and Rev. Dan and Maria Morales for co-sponsoring security - Ticket outlets: Southwestern Carpets, Ever-ett J. Jones Real Estate, El Chef, the Douglas Visitors Center, and Walmart - Rev. Mary Louise Vigil for assisting our board in tick-et-taking - DUSD for allowing Skeeter the

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Later this month the Chamber of Com-merce will be staging an event that is not only new for us, but to the community also. Game On! Sierra Vista will focus on gam-ing and collectibles and everyone is invited to attend. With a large military population, veterans of all ages, and families, we felt that Sierra Vista was an ideal place for such an event. The world of gaming and collectibles is as large as the creative imaginations of those who are involved in it. From strategy board games and role playing activities to comics, sports cards, memorabilia and fan-tasy costumes, the possibilities for this ex-citing event are expansive. We have teamed up with local business Orbital Games to produce and manage Game On! Sierra Vista, which will be held at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center, Fort Huachuca, on May 17 & 18.

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Regional Events

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May 8 - FREE Webinar: “Sudden Death: Psychiatric and suicide risks among student athletes”, 6 to 7:30 pm. CLICK HERE to Register. CLICK HERE to view flyer.

May 15 - Turning Point Community Or-ganizations Meeting and Update, 7:30 to 9:00 am. Douglas Fire Station.

May 16 - Career Fair, 11 am to 3 pm, Windemere Hotel & Conference Center, 2047 S. Highway 92, Sierra Vista, AZ. Over 50 Companies Attending with Opportu-nities in: Law Enforcement, Information Technology, Education, Finance, Health-care and other General Openings. For more (520) 458-9309 or visit: www.seazwork-force.org. Vendor Registration: http://tiny.cc/career_fair_16may2013 FLYER: http://tiny.cc/spring_career_fair_2013

May 16 - Tucson Diversity Business Matchmaker, 2 pm to 5 pm, Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Tucson, 445 S. Alvernon Way. Face-to-face meetings with Government, Supplier diversity professionals and pro-curement executives. For infomation, email matchmaker@diversityempire.com or call “Izzy” Gonzalez at (623) 297-8457.

May 17 & 18 - Main Street Family Feti-val, Block Party between 5th Ave. & Central Ave on Main Street in Safford Saturday 6 to 10 pm. Questions: Mark Efros (928) 424-5433. Sponsored by Kempton Chevrolet & The City of Safford.

May 17 & 18 - GAME ON! Sierra Vista, Fri., May 17, 6 to 11 pm, Sat., May 18, 10 am to 6 pm. Thunder Mountain Activity Center, Ft. Huachuca. For information, call Sierra Vista Area Chamber at (520) 458-6940 or visit http://sierravistachamber.org/executive-directors-update-april-28-2013/

May 18 - St John’s Bazaar - Once a year the shed at St John’s Episcopal Church re-sembles a version of Rube Goldberg meets Jules Verne. From the fanciful to the neces-sary, from antiques to art the good people of Old Bisbee organize an event truly wo-ven into the fabric of life in Bisbee – a Bi-zarre bazaar to raise funds for numerous

charitable causes. So dig out those dusty boxes in the attic, clear out those treasures in the garage and donate them today – con-tact ddskathy@msn.com or seteo@q.com Thank you~!

May 18 - March for Mental Health and Call for Booths, 7:00 am, Apache Middle School-3305 E. Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista. CLICK HERE for info or call (520) 459-3228. Hosted by National Alliance on Men-tal Illness, Southeastern Arizona (NAMI SEAZ) CLICK HERE for booth application.

May 18 - 12th Annual Copper Classic Car & Motorcycle Show, 10 am to 3 pm. Main Street, Bisbee, Arizona. Registration 8 to 10 am. Hosted by The Bisbee Chamber of Commerce, Co-sponsored by The City of Bisbee. CLICK HERE for flyers and regis-tration Form.

May 30 - SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training. 6 to 7 :30 pm, Douglas Visitor Center, FREE training for general public to become trained SKYWARN weather spot-ters. Sponsored by the National Weather Service and the City of Douglas. Info: (520) 670-6526 or Kenneth.Drozd@noaa.gov CLICK HERE for flyer.

HUD’s Southwest Office of Native American Programs is pleased to share the attached Weekly Information Bulle-tin highlighting Training Opportunities, Funding Announcements, and Tribal News throughout our southwest region.

For additional program information, HUD’s PIH Notices to Tribes and TDHEs are electronically posted to the internet at http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/regs/notices.cfm. Additionally, find government forms and applications on USA.gov's Gov-ernment Forms page.

If you have questions or need additional information from our office, please feel free to contact us at (602) 379-7200 or visit our website at www.hud.gov/codetalk.

To subscribe to SWONAP’s e-mailing list, click here http://w w w. h u d . g o v / s u b s c r i b e / s i g n u p .cfm?listname=SWONAP%20All%20Tribes%20TDHES&20&list=SWONAP-ALL-TRIBES-TDHES-L

Training & Funding Opportunities

The misunderstood multiplierByDr. Robert CarreiraDirector, Center for Economic Research, Cochise College

One of the most commonly cited and

often misunderstood economic principles is the multiplier effect. It tells us that spend-ing a certain amount of money in the econ-omy will generate an overall economic im-pact larger than the amount initially spent. The reason is when a firm receives money it spends some of it on the output of other firms. For example, if a construction firm is paid to build a home, it spends some of the money it receives to buy construction materials. Also, both the construction firm and the business selling construction mate-rials use some of the money they receive to pay employees, who in turn spend on gro-ceries, dining out, rent, utilities, healthcare, and so on.

We refer to the initial spending on the home construction as the “direct impact.” The money the construction firm then spends on the output of other firms—every-thing from construction materials to utility bills to rent to insurance to office supplies—we call the “indirect impact.” Households receiving money in the form of wages and salaries from both the direct and indirect impacts, and then spending that money in the economy, we call the “induced impact.” The total economic impact is the sum of the direct, indirect, and induced impacts.

Modeling systems such as the U.S. De-partment of Commerce’s Regional Input-Output Modeling System, or RIMS, esti-mate the size of the indirect and induced impacts based on the industry and region

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From HUD’s Southwest office of Native American Programs

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Each April the Graham County Sub-stance Abuse Coalition partners with local and state agencies and businesses to edu-cate the community on substance abuse re-lated issues, this year was no exception.

The month began with a proclamation signing by governmental leaders in Gra-ham County, with an emphasis on Pre-scription Drug Abuse. The 8th Annual Graham-Greenlee Substance Abuse Aware-ness Conference was held at Eastern Arizo-na College. This year the Graham County Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) were able to partner with SADD groups from Greenlee County, Douglas and Sierra Vista to establish a Youth Division. This group identified Marijuana, Underage Drinking, Bullying and Setting Personal Goals as the topics they felt were the most prevalent with youth. Seventy nine youth attended the conference representing seven different communities. One hundred and fifteen adults attended the Adult Division,

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Substance Abuse Awareness follow up from Graham County

SEAGO Grand Opening

Come and help us celebrate our official grand opening, complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Food- Fun- Fancy

May 17, 20132-5 pm

1403 West Highway 92Bisbee, Az 85603

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What is the FDI Report?

The  Financial Times  (FT) is one of the world's leading business news and informa-tion organizations.  FT is owned by Pearson PLC and has

an average daily readership of 2.2 million people worldwide.  

FT publishes newspapers in hard copy and online. http://www.ft.com/home/us  In the USA version FT reflects a global view-point but drills down to very specific cat-egories, they research demographics coun-try by country and compare regions and financial opportunities that can forecast or demonstrate growth areas.

Founded in 1888, FT has developed a dedicated following based up on their 125 year history of forecasting and comparative analysis. FT widely referred to by corporate management and government leaders.

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largest financial institutions, the  Finan-cial Times  is considered the most impor-tant business publication, reaching 36% of all business leaders worldwide, 11% more than  The Wall Street Journal, its main ri-val.  The Economist, which is 50% owned by FT, reach 32% of these ‘influentials’. 

FT's  The Banker  also proves to be vital reading, reaching 24% of these respon-dents. Besides FT was regarded as the most credible publication in reporting financial and economic issues amongst the World-wide Professional Investment Community audience. The Economist was also rated the #3 most credible title by most influential professional investors (those who person-ally managed asset funds worth $5 billion or more), whileWSJ was #2 out of all media measured in the study

Bottom line??? FT is Influential world-wide. So what is the significance of their 2013-2014 FDI report? FDI stands for For-

topics this year included: Prescription Drugs, Marijuana, Synthetic Drugs, Bully-ing, Mental Health First Aid and even Nu-tritional Addiction. The conference ended with a presentation by Mr. Bobby Petrocelli. Bobby is a Certified Speaking Professional and has earned the highest designation of the National Speaking Association and International Federation of Professional Speakers. He shared with the adults and the youth that “You Matter”. “The Power of Every Decision”…The Importance of Every Moment”. The month ended with the Annual Spring “Dump the Drugs” Day. This is an event where all adult community members are asked to “Spring Clean” their medicine cabinets and bring prescription and over-the-counter medi-cations to the event for collection by local law enforcement agencies for proper disposal. This event is in conjunction with the Nationwide Takeback day and eliminates the possibility of them being flushed down the toilet, dumped down the drain or being abused/misused. This year 155 lbs of prescription drugs were collected

Friday, May 17 • 6 pm to 11 pm

Saturday, May 18 • 10 am to 8 pmFt. Huachuca, Arizona

Gaming and CollectiblesEveryone is Invited!FREE Admission!

Strategy Board GamesRole Playing Games

Video GamesComics

Sports Cards & Memorabilia

For info, visit www.sierravistachamber.org or

call (520) 458-6940

Breaking Good News

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Have you ever watched an ant colony expand their housing area? They are mas-ters of engineering, proficient and effi-cient. They understand the task and set out promptly to accom-plish the goal. Simi-larly the staff at the Es-plendor Resort were given a set of tasks and at least two challenges, yet they set about pre-paring and organizing for the April 25 Wine & Cheese Reception and the April 26 International Trade Sum-mit & Expo with professionalism and de-termination. At the end of the second day everyone said the same thing – Mission ac-complished.

The transformation of the resort lobby was textbook – break it down, move it out, then build it up with new parts. The furni-ture, flowers and fixtures in the lobby area were all removed, only the fireplace, ATM machine and front desk remained in place. Once everything was removed in marched the folding tables. Then came the table-cloths. By 4 pm some of the vendors had begun setting up – by 6 pm all of the first 10

tables had displays. By 7:30 Friday morning we had 19 vendors including the front desk of the Esplendor, and at 8:30 we added #20.

We organized a little game called Vendor Bingo – (see sample) – everyone was encour-aged to participate and thus increase the num-ber of people who vis-ited each vendor table. Our vendors were de-lighted with the results. Many of them specifi-

cally came over and thanked organizers for the consideration given to the vendors, high visibility location (the resort lobby – which meant not only attendees, but all re-sort visitors could view the vendor booths.

Vendors were encouraged to bring door prizes which we also publicized. The Es-plendor Resort gave two gifts, a round of golf and an overnight stay. The winner of the pair of certificates gave his round of golf away to a local resident, but planned to use the overnight stay. Nogales Mayor Arturo Garino, an accomplished watercolor artist,

By A’kos Kovach

To everyone who attended the April 26International Trade Summit & Expo: Thank you~!~

Legendary Tombstone began with Ed Schieffelin

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Wyatt Earp and Tombstone might not have been the stuff of legends had it not been for a shrewd prospector named Ed Schief-felin.

Tombstone City Historian, Don Taylor, tells the story of Ed Schief-felin in this guest post. You’ll see

how the “town too tough to die” got its name and how mining changed the land-scape of Apache country that we now know as Cochise County.

Ed Schieffelin: prospecting in the Ari-zona Territory

A second generation prospector, Schief-

felin came to Arizona, following after his fa-ther had headed west during the Gold Rush era in 1852. For years, Schieffelin looked for mineral wealth in California, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. He made a living at vari-ous jobs: he was a miner, a stagecoach driv-er, a teamster, and a wood cutter.

But he was always prospecting. Schieffelin spent time in Mohave County

in the Arizona Territory, but he became disenchanted with it. He chose to explore the Apache-infested lands to the south. He wasn’t so naive as to enter the region alone. He joined a party of Hualapai scouts who were relocating to Camp Huachuca (what is now Fort Huachuca, still an active Army post) to pursue renegade Chiricahua Apaches. The group reached their destina-tion on May 29, 1877.

Using Camp Huachuca as a base, Schief-

felin trailed several scouting parties, but this didn’t give him enough time for pros-pecting. He struck out on his own.

By Don Taylor

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NOGALES

TUCSON, AZ

PHOENIX, AZ

HERMOSILLO, SONORA

To El Paso, TX

GUAYMAS DEEP SEA PORT

USA

MEXICO

To San Diego, CA

To Los Angeles, CA

To Flagstaff, AZ

Mariposa Port of Entry

Deconcini & Morley Ports of Entry

Nogales Int’l Airport

NOGALES HIGHWAYS & PORTS OF ENTRY

To Hermosillo & Guaymas

To Tucson & Phoenix

Tucson, AZ 69 miles 1 hrPhoenix, AZ 178 miles 3 hrsFlagstaff, AZ 324 miles 5 hrs 15 minsHermosillo, MX 175 miles 3 hrs 30 minsGuaymas, MX 260 miles 5 hrsEl Paso, TX 350 miles 5 hrs 40 minsSan Diego, CA 473 miles 7 hrs 30 minsLos Angeles, CA 550 miles 9 hrs

Distance & Travel Times from Nogales

Maps Not to Scale

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The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council approved a Confidentiality and Exclusiv-ity Agreement with Banner Health on April 10, 2013 to allow the proposed San Carlos Apache Hospital Corporation and Ban-ner Health to explore how they may work together to manage and administer the new San Carlos Service Unit. Under the agreement, the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Banner Health have 90 days to decide whether to move forward.

“For too long we have faced inadequate health care services and soaring rates of diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer and hypertension,” said Terry Rambler, Chair-man, San Carlos Apache Tribe. “Now, with our beautiful new hospital that will be com-plete in June 2014, we have the opportunity to improve the delivery of health care ser-vices and improve disease prevention for the San Carlos Apaches. Banner Health has a proven record and we need to find out

more what they can do for us. We must do this for our children and our future. ”

Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. The sys-tem manages 23 acute-care hospitals, the Banner Health Network and Banner Medi-cal Group, long-term care centers, outpa-tient surgery centers and an array of other services including family clinics, home care and hospice services and a nursing registry.

“Many tribal members currently receive health care services from Banner Health in Phoenix,” said Ron Bunnell, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Banner Health. “Our patients recog-nize the quality care we deliver. Bringing Banner Health to the Reservation is an op-portunity for our patients that we seek to explore with the Tribe.”CLICK HERE to read more.

San Carlos Council Approves Health Care Agreement

A Texas-based company is looking to build a 51-megawatt wind farm in the des-ert, about 21 miles west of Willcox, near Muleshoe and War Bonnet Ranch Roads.

Glenn Holliday of Houston, Texas, said Torch Renewable Energy, LLC (TRE) is submitting a Special Use Application (SUP) for development of the Red Horse 2 Wind Farm, in a Feb. 21 letter to Cochise County Planning Manager Michael Turisk.

“The proposed project will consists of 21-28 wind turbine generators and produce 51 MW of clean renewable energy to be sold to Tucson Electric Power,” Holliday told the Range News.

The wind turbines will be up to 487 feet in total height, with a blade diameter of 191.5 feet.

The electricity generated by the project will produce enough renewable power to serve about 11,000 homes.

As to the projects economic impact, Hol-liday said that Red Horse 2 LLC “will invest between $100 - $125 million in infrastruc-ture in Cochise County related to the proj-ect.”

“We will source as much local talent and materials as possible during construction,” said Holliday, adding that secondary im-pacts of about $2.3 million “will be spent in the community during the construction phase for local services and local materials.”

“The project will also create about four long-term stable high paying jobs for local residents,” he said.

“The project will create up to 50 direct jobs to Arizona during construction and hundreds of indirect jobs and revenue from the local economy from out of town con-sultants during the construction phase,” ac-cording to the document, “Project Descrip-tion and Proposed Use.”

Willcox Wind Farm Seeks County Approval

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Carol Broeder Arizona Range News

Nearly two years after the Monument Fire ravaged the area around his house, one Hereford homeowner’s sense of whimsy is rising from the ashes.

Emerging out of the charred remnants of a once-towering oak tree, a 7 1 ⁄ 2-foot-tall owl now sits at the base of Ash Canyon, gaz-ing out at Arizona 92. The owl joins a large gray eating utensil, a literal fork in the road, on Bob Norquist’s property, making it even more of a landmark for passing drivers.

On a recent day, the artist responsible for the fork, Bruce McKellar, carved into the hard oak with a chain saw, massaging it to better resemble a large “hoot” owl. The accomplished woodworker said it has been difficult work.

“You have to go with the wood, whatever the wood says is what you do,” McKellar said. “Whatever’s on the inside is the sur-prise, and that’s what I like.”

McKellar regularly makes realistic cow-boy-hat and boot sculptures out of mes-quite, a wood considered hard.

“Oak’s harder,” he said. The tree also had some unexpected nails in it, plus hollow ar-eas commonly found in oaks.

That last trait fits in perfectly with the theme Norquist and his wife, Patricia Norquist, have come up with for their home. They recently got their street named Hoot Owl Hallow and have a custom mail-box in the works, complete with metal rep-lications of owls that Bob’s sister drew.

It gives a sense of playfulness to the prop-

Adam Curtis Sierra Vista Herald

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Giant OwlSculpture Watches

Over Ash Canyon

The Turning Point Monthly, May 2013, page 8

Once a year the shed at St John’s Episcopal Church resembles a version of Rube Goldberg meets Jules Verne. From the fanciful to the necessary, from an-tiques to art the good people of Old Bisbee organize an event truly woven into the fabric of life in Bisbee – a Bizarre bazaar to raise funds for numerous charitable causes. So dig out those dusty boxes in the attic, clear out those treasures in the garage and donate them today – contact ddskathy@msn.com or seteo@q.com Thank you~!

St. John’s Bizarre Bazaar

May 18th

Nogales Mayor Celebrates Arbor Day with Boy and Girl Scout Troops

Mayor Arturo Garino, along with Boy and Girl Scout Troops from Nogales, Ari-

zona, planted trees at the new Hohokam Soccer Field on Saturday, April 20 in early observance of Arbor Day.

“It is very important when children par-ticipate in activities like these.” said Mayor Garino “These children will grow alongside these trees and it will be something they can look back and remember that they helped participate in beautifying the community.”

The Girl and Boy Scout troops were first given a short lesson on the history of Ar-bor Day and the history of the new soccer field and why it was given the name of Ho-hokam.

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Located in southeastern Arizona, Si-erra Vista’s documented history dates back 13,000 years to the Clovis people – hunt-ers of the now-extinct mammoth and large game. In later years, the area was home to Cochise and Geronimo, whose conflicts against the U.S. Army are legendary. Also known as the “Hummingbird Capital of the United States,” Sierra Vista is one of the must-see places in the world for bird watch-ers and naturalists.

With so much to see, we invite you to vis-it Sierra Vista and encourage you to explore our attractions, learn about southwestern military history, visit our ghost towns, be amazed at the archaeological finds, moun-tain bike in the canyons and hike along the river.

Transportation has always been a key el-ement in the establishment of a territory, whether it be in the transportation of goods or people. And probably there has been no place more reliant upon transportation than the western United States. Not only were the distances far between towns but the terrain was inhospitable and the threats of aggression were real.

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der of the articles about the many speakers and topics discussed at the April 26 Sum-mit. The article is on the seagoedd.org/blog

Never underestimate the impetus of positive determination - read more at sea-goedd.org/blog

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