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November 2017

Vol. 15 No. 11

Picture Rocks Digest THANKSGIVING Harvest festivals have been happening since people first started planting crops around 10,000 years ago. All the members of the family and the neighbors came together to gather all the crops when they were ripe as there were just a few days in which it could be done before the crops spoiled. With all the people together it was only natural to celebrate when they were done and to enjoy lots of food. People got a chance to take a breather and listen to all the latest news, play with the new babies, talk about the newest couples and renew friendships. Since many fields were community efforts, all the neighbors were there too and a lot of romances were occupying the young adults. Eventually, many cultures added certain ceremonies but for the most part the festival mainly was about eating and enjoying family and friends. Harvest festivals have been celebrated in the Tucson area for over 4,000 years. It has probably been longer than that since people have been in the area for over 10,000 years. In America today, all our traditional Thanksgiving foods are native to America. Turkey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberries, corn, and pumpkins are all native plants. This is the only holiday we have that has no political or religious connections. It is just a time for the family to gather, eat good food and enjoy themselves as it has been for thousands of years. The biggest American travel days of the year are Thanksgiving weekend. Since 1941, the fourth Thursday in November has officially been designated the day to celebrate Thanksgiving. THE NATURALIST’S CORNER By J. L. Lansing

Maybe November will bring fall weather and cooler temps. October was just more summer! The Tohono O'odham call November Moon of the Fair-Cold. The constellation Cassiopeia is visible a little north of the center of the night sky. It is easy to identify as it looks like a sprawled out "w," Aquarius, the Water Bearer is visible near the southwest horizon, shaped like a big wide "c." The Leonid Meteor Shower will peak on November 17th. Fall foliage will be found in the riparian areas of our canyons, the copper and gold of the Velvet Ash, Fremont Cottonwood and Arizona Sycamore. Reptiles will start hibernating, the phainopeplas are coming back for the winter, the small and large desert mammals remain active during the winter, although some of the smaller pocket mice may hibernate in burrows and the Anna's Hummingbird will still need you to keep your feeder full. Our wintering hawks are returning, look for them on the tops of utility poles, especially along Picture Rocks Road where it connects with Ina. The first dusting of snow may fall on the mountains this month. Food bank November 8th from 10 a.m. to noon at Ortiz Health Center, 12635 W. Rudisill Rd. Free day at Reid Park Zoo, Saturday, Nov.18th. 22nd St. west of Alvernon. Rex Richardson was elected to the Board as Member at Large for 2018.

November 21 Citizens For Picture Rocks Meeting Meet & Greet at 6 pm Meeting at 6:30 pm Speaker: Jesus Garcia, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Education Specialist and Director of Kino Heritage Fruit Tree Project, speaking on gardens of Northern Sonora and Southern Arizona

October meeting notes. Tom Pylman with Pima Counsel on Aging talked about a new class scheduled for Monday and Wednesday mornings at PRCC to teach fall prevention – A Matter of Balance. Class is for 4 weeks and costs $20 per person or $30 per couple. Falls are one of the leading causes of death and the class comes highly recommended. Chief Lane of the Picture Rocks Fire Department spoke about the need for more money to hire people and buy a new fire truck. Voting yes on Prop. 460 will allow the fire district to consider raising taxes about $6 a year. It will only allow the consideration, not the actual levy of the tax at this time. Final day to vote is Nov. 7th. Free CPR training 1st Saturday of each month. www.prfmd.org for more information or sign up for the class or call 520-6827878. Free safety check, installation of smoke alarm, alarm check call 911 and tell the dispatcher that it is a nonemergency call. You will then be directed to the right person to make arrangements for this free service.

Los Morteros Visit Los Morteros Conservation Area. On the path to your right is the old Hohokom ball court. Look for the area of lots of trees and bushes. Walk around it and from the east side you will get a better idea of what the ball court looked like. Further on you will see the rocks with holes that were used as mortars by the people grinding the mesquite beans. Look down where you walk and you will likely see pottery shards. While you may look at them do NOT remove them. That is illegal. “Los Morteros” means “the mortars” and the ancient Hohokam village takes its name from the many bedrock mortar features on outcrops and boulders within the site. The residents of the village used these features to grind and mill mesquite bean pods, and perhaps corn, seeds, and other plant resources. Los Morteros is one of the largest Hohokam communities in the region and the Tohono O’odham and Hopi consider it an ancestral site. The site was occupied between about A.D. 850 and 1300 and during much of this time Los Morteros was a large village and the center of an extended community of related sites along the Santa Cruz River. The core of the village encompasses the zone of most intensive occupation, including a large ball court, many trash mounds and room blocks, hundreds of pit houses, and thousands of artifacts. For more information see http://www.oldpueblo.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/200609opa46Los-Morteros.pdf, From Silverbell Rd and Twin Peaks Rd intersection head northeast on N Silverbell Rd toward N Silverbell Rd which angles to your right. 0.5 mi Turn right onto W Linda Vista Blvd 0.3 mi Turn left onto N Bross Rd 0.1 mi Turn left onto W Dos Rotundo Dr/N El Uno Minor 0.2 mi Turn left at the 1st cross street onto W Calle Bruce 131 ft Los Morteros Conservation Area 9901 N El Uno Minor, Tucson, AZ 85743 Free guided hike Saturday, Nov. 4th 8 a.m. – noon. Wild Burro Trailhead, 34810 N. Secret Springs Rd. http://www.maranaaz.gov/town-calendar/2017-guided-hike-of-the-tortolitasmay-lyfsbtylr8-5gb7tfor for reservations and map. You are invited to Dragoon Brewery, 1859 W. Grant Road, on Saturday, November 18th from 3 pm to 8 pm to drink beer and support Ironwood Forest National Monument. They will be unveiling Big Horn Brew in honor of the Monument and it will be a fundraiser for the Monument with a commemorative beer glass available for $5.00. Hike the Monument will be on Saturday, November 4th. Go to Ironwoodforest.org for more information on these events. Free Thanksgiving Dinner will be served to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 22nd from noon to 2 p.m. at Picture Rocks Community Center. No reservations required. Call 520-682-7166 for information. Marana Earth Festival Saturday, Nov. 4th noon to 5 p.m. Tucson Premium Outlets at Marana Center off the I-10 Twin Peaks exit east. Fun stuff and free stuff. New Knitting Club Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at PRCC. Free. Bring your own supplies. Thanks to Kyla, Bronson, Arianna, Christopher, Margarita and Aiden for stepping up and taking initiative in setting up the room for our monthly meetings. We appreciate it. Avra Valley Water Annual Meeting Nov. 15th at 7 p.m. at Picture Rocks Elementary School, 5875 N. Sanders Rd. Refreshments, door prizes, water saving devices. Marana High School Auto Club Demolition Derby, Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. 6th Ave., Tucson. Phone 520-616-6400 for more information.

Meeting notes - Keith Winins announced that the annual road cleanup will take place Saturday, Dec. 2nd. Lunch and supplies are provided for the volunteers. Meet at the PRCC, 5615 N. Sanders Rd. at 7:45 a.m. Tammy Bales and Cathy Kuefler from Avra Water Co-op talked about water conservation, the new reservoir and grants received. The annual meeting will take place Nov. 15th with election of Board Members, refreshments, drawing for door prizes, and informational materials. The first 50 attendees will receive $20 Avra Water Co-op credit vouchers.

Bookmobile You can get a library card good at any Pima County and Tucson library free of charge. Our nearest library actually comes to us in Picture Rocks. The bookmobile comes to PR the 3rd Friday of each month from 1-2 p.m. To get your free card you only need to bring something with your name and a Pima County address on it. Driver’s license or a piece of mail will do. Once you get your card you can go online and search the entire collection, choose what you would like to read and have it delivered by bookmobile every month. Our nearest library is Wheeler Taft Abbett, Sr. library near Cortaro and Silverbell tucked back in the corner behind Walgreens. 7800 N. Schisler Dr. They are open 7 days a week. https://www.library.pima.gov/ locations

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The Picture Rocks Digest is a publication of Citizens for Pictures Rocks, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(4) civic organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in the community. An electronic version is available online at www.citizensforpicturerocks.org. An email version may be obtained by contacting [email protected]. C4PR meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month (except July and December) at the Picture Rocks Community Center, 5615 N. Sanders Road, with Social Time at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are free and open to the public. Membership is not required to attend. Annual membership dues are $12/person. C4PR sponsored activities are listed on the website. For information for advertising in the Digest, contact Leona Lansing at (520) 4042934 or [email protected]. To submit articles or news contact Bette Richards, [email protected].