http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:37:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First they were known as "wetbacks" or "wets" because of crossing the Rio Grande River into Texas. Then came "migrant worker" followed by "illegal alien" (with elongated green faces and black holes for eyes?), which then got changed to "illegal immigrant" and "undocumented alien." Whatever name we use, they are ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/10/observations-on-the-wild-wets/ We tend to think of canning and freezing as traditional ways of preserving the gardens bounty, but our great, great grandparents and all of their forebears would not recognize either system as a means of preserving food. The short 100+ years that canning and freezing have been used is a ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/10/putting-by-the-harvest/ The harvest is past and nights are lenghthening. Our work is done for now and it's time to be sociable, time to recognize and acknowledge the others around us.  It is especially that time of year to focus on the special other in our world.  This is Libra, September 22 ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/10/libra-2/ When I started college at the University of Arizona in 1990, I had not decided what my major would be. I had decided what it would not be, though. After years of witnessing my father and his co-workers complaining about the politics of education, I was sure that I would ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/10/october/ Samuel Frederick Noon was born in San Jose, California in 1879, but came with his family to Oro Blanco, AZ at the age of one. His parents were Dr. Adolphus and Emma Noon, who had come to the area because of mining interests and the potential for a new start ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/10/s-fred-noon-attorney-at-law/ http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/10/october-2008/ Containing up to 17% protein, high in the important amino acid lysine, rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc and water soluble fibers, mesquite pods are a powerhouse of nutrition.   Because they produce copious amounts of pods without the need for irrigation, fertilizer, pruning or any other human input, ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/09/the-2008-mesquite-harvest/ Let's face it. Nothing is good enough for Virgo. Fussy, fussy. Picky, picky. No one knows like a Virgo how hard it is to carve out a little piece of perfection in this world where everyone does things wrong. No wonder that Virgos fret and worry. And if Virgo is ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/09/virgo-2/ Our daily routine on the farm involves a walk through the fields to check on the progress of each crop. Stewart and I head out in the morning with a cup of coffee or in the evening with a cold beer. Usually, we have a specific crop in mind - ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/09/september/ The first Arizonan to be inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City was Arivaca's own Ramón Ahumada. Although he had no children of his own, a generation of young men, too numerous to mention, proudly bear the name of Ramón, Ray or Raymond, in honor of ... http://www.arivaca-newspaper.com/2008/09/ramon-ahumada/