October 2012 Published for SEAGO Member Entities and Strategic Partners Vol. 2, No. 10

Help us thank this

month’s sponsor:

Nogales, the

Supply Chain

Capitol Summit &

Expo

By A’kos Kovach, SEAGO Economic Development Planner

Who is the this event for?

First it is for the city, county and state government leaders and decision mak-ers that already benefit from international commerce and would like to strengthen these important relationships.

Second it is for entrepreneurs, small and medium sized businesses eager to learn about ways to cut costs, gain access to business loans and take advan-tage of the Arizona STEP grant.

Third it is for those businesses, institutions and organizations that want to learn creative and innovative ways to run their entities with cutting edge technol-ogy and best business practices.

Why should we attend?

The audience will hear from a diverse international cadre of speakers such as one of the key managers from the Ford Motor Company Assembly plant in Hermosillo; our General Consul from Nogales, Sonora; top figures from Union Pacific & FerroMex railroads, Sonoran government officials, US business leaders in logistics, finance, due diligence and border service business-es, plus a rare guest appearance by one of the few remaining survivors of the Bataan Death March. From motivational to inspi-rational this event packs a wallop.

Relationships are built in person, not

over the phone or by emails. Come and meet the people you need to know for your business or organization to prosper in these challenging economic times.

The Planning Committee for this event in Nogales is much larger in scope and size than any previous event in Douglas. As a direct result we have had much more input, more suggestions and two years' worth of experience organizing similar events with which to improve upon this type of event.

The Fresh Produce Association of the

America’s, The Nogales Port Authority, the County government of Santa Cruz County, the full cooperation of the City leadership – City of Nogales, the Az SBDC, multiple Chambers of Commerce the list goes on.

While there will be similarities between this Nogales event and previous events held in Douglas, there are many differences, as a quick glance at the attached Agenda reveals. Distinguishing features include the variety of the speakers and breakout sessions in the afternoon. This event is bigger in every way, easier to access by people from Guay-mas, Hermosillo, Nogales Sonora, Tucson, Phoenix, etc. The Americana Hotel is locat-ed in the heart of Nogales with easy access from I-19 and just a few blocks away from the international border crossing.

Nogales, The Supply Chain Capitol Summit & Expo - Nov. 9An International Event You Do Not Want to Miss - Register Today!

For more details, visit seagoedd.org/expo

By hosting such an event at the bor-der where most of our international trade crosses ($23B in 2011) makes this event very special. We are expecting more ven-dors than before, especially from cities and counties along the border who benefit di-rectly or indirectly from the booming Mex-ican market that ‘shops American’.

The content is geared to provide a clear picture of the opportunities that exist, how to take action and how to participate in

those opportunities. This includes city and county govern-ments, but is also ideal for businesses, organizations and institutions. The ability for attendees to meet the right decision makers and those who can

provide the best, most current information available is paramount. Lead your business, city, county or organization towards a path to success by attending.

The cultural and business tours the day before and the day after will also help al-ter the current inaccurate image too many people have about ‘border cities’. This event is also an image-building / image re-build-ing activity.

I hope this helps to clarifying why I be-lieve this would be an important event for October 24th to support either with a sponsorship, a display booth or by sending attendees.

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Fall Career Fair – Thursday, October 18, 2012 11AM to 4PM @ Windemere Hotel, Sierra VistaBy Vickie SimmonsThe largest Fall Career Fair in Cochise County, hosted by Arizona Workforce Connection and co-sponsored by Cochise College, DES

Employment Services, Army Community Service (ACS) and Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP), will include 60+ companies that offer opportunities in: law enforcement, information technology, education, finance, healthcare and other general openings. Bring plenty of copies of your resume and dress professionally. We are currently recruiting employers for this event. For more information or assistance with writing your resume please call 520/458-9309.

Legislative,Administrative, &

Funding Opportunity Updates

By Stan Skocki, The Normandy Group, LLC

House. On Wednesday, September 19, the House passed legislation that would al-low taxpayers to make donations via their federal income tax returns to pay down the public debt (called the Buffet Rule Act). The measure would create a rule in the U.S. tax code to allow donations of at least $1 to the Treasury’s general fund through federal in-come tax returns. Donated funds would go to a special Treasury Department account to reduce the public debt.

On Thursday, September 20, the House passed a resolution that would force the administration to rescind new guidelines giving states more flexibility in how they administer the nation's main welfare pro-gram. The measure faces an uphill path in the Senate and ultimately will not be signed by the president, even if it clears Congress.

On Friday, September 21, the House passed legislation that would significantly deregulate the coal industry. The bill would block the Environmental Protection Agen-cy's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emis-sions from power plants and other sources, prevent rules on the storage and disposal of coal ash, and limit Clean Water Act rules, among other things. The House will now enter a Constituent Work Period, during which the majority of time will be spent on campaign activities. We expect House members to reconvene soon after the No-vember 6 election to complete the legisla-tive session.

To read more news concerning health care, housing, eduction, funding and more, CLICK HERE.

Explore Sierra Vista, ArizonaHistoric Sites & Paranormal

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 watchers and naturalists.

With so much to see, we invite you to visit Sierra Vista and encour-age you to explore our attractions, learn about southwestern military history, visit our ghost towns, amaze at the archaeo-logical finds, mountain bike in the canyons and hike along the river.

When Fort Huachuca was established in the late 1800s it was a small military encampment located in the high desert of southeastern Arizona.

To serve the soldiers and the local ranch-ers, a small outpost grew outside the gates of the fort, and this small outpost eventual-ly became Sierra Vista. It was during those years in the late 1800s that savvy business-men opened commercial enterprises to serve the soldiers stationed at the outpost in Huachuca Canyon. One of those buildings currently houses Daisy Mae’s Steakhouse.

Since it opened as a territorial trading post in the 1870s, Daisy Mae’s, located on

Garden Avenue near the main gate of Fort Huachuca, has been a cornerstone of the West End.

By turns, Daisy Mae’s has done stints as the local U.S. Post Office, a general store, and even a stage coach stop. As the 19th Century drew to a close, and the ranks of Fort Huachuca soldiers rapidly increased, Daisy Mae’s reinvented itself into a brothel.

Today, in ad-dition to being a well-known steak-house, Daisy Mae’s is also well-known in the world of the paranormal. Ghost chasers have frequented the restaurant in hopes of en-

countering an ap-parition or spirit

in “Charlie’s Room.” Legend has it that Charlie was one of the loyal patrons of the establishment and he died in a knife fight – purportedly the fight in which Charlie was murdered was over one of the more popu-lar ladies. It is said that Charlie’s ghost has inhabited Daisy Mae’s ever since. Numer-ous sightings have been reported through the years – faint outlines, misty figures and some even have said that they have seen him clearly before he disappears into a wall.

Daisy Mae’s SteakhousePhoto by: Flickr Photographer, Crunchy Footsteps

By Erika K. BreckelTourism Services, City of Sierra Vista

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The following are some brief notes on re-cent legislative developments:

1. On September 13th, the House passed a six-month continuing resolution, or “CR”, to keep the federal government operating from October 1, 2012 through March 27, 2013 and we anticipate that the Senate will clear the measure this week. Over-all, the temporary funding measure (H. J. Res 117) reflects the $1.047 trillion cap set for discretionary spending in the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) (P.L. 112-25), which is approximately $8 billion over cur-rent spending and represents about a 0.612 percent across-the-board increase for most federal programs and services. The CR in-structs agencies to develop plans explaining how they will allocate the funding among programs, projects, and activities and are required to submit those plans to Congress within 30 days of enactment of the bill.

Ø Economic Development Administra-tion: The CR provides no less than $257 million for EDA and we anticipate that most EDA programs like public works and the planning grant program will be funded at current levels.

Ø Transportation: The CR did not include new funding levels for U.S. De-partment of Transportation programs as outlined in MAP-21. Although most exist-ing transportation programs will receive the .612 percent increase for the first six months of FY2013, the federal-aid highway program will stay at the current level due to legislative technicalities—a year-long obli-gation limitation of $39.14 billion.

Letter to the Editor

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This event encourages physical fitness re-gardless of age, level of fitness, ability and available time. THE BISBEE 1000 event al-lows you to use any combination of walk-ing, running and resting to traverse nine sets of steps and numerous back-roads at a mile-high altitude. While conquering over 1,000 steps you will be serenaded by mu-sicians playing at strategic points along the route (4.2 miles). Participants can compete aggressively for overall and age group priz-es; enjoy a challenging fitness walk or fam-ily stroll, or any combination thereof.

History of the Bisbee 1000

In 1990, headlines in the New York Times caught the eye of Cynthia Conroy, a new arrival to the charming Arizona mountain community of Bisbee. The Times article reported that Americans were returning to the gyms by the thousands, lured by the latest fitness craze: the newly invented stair climbing machines. At the same time, research from San Diego State University showed that walking upstairs was the car-diovascular equivalent of jogging at 5.3 miles per hour.

Also in 1990, the non-profit Save Our Stairs, Inc., was formed which sponsors the Bisbee 1000, an event that would draw on the resources of this mile high town.

Unique to Bisbee is a system of old and deteriorating stairways that course through its picturesque hills, affording views of the town's quaint houses and colorful gardens. The stairways originally followed the mule paths worn into the terrain during the hey-day of Bisbee's copper mining past. To put men back to work during the Great Depres-sion, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) had overseen building of the stairs over those same pathways. Early supporters reasoned that an event that attracted fun-loving and health-conscious individuals from coast to coast had the potential to be a gold mine for this old mining camp. Local business would benefit from the influx of participants from Bisbee and beyond, but equally important is the goal to raise chari-table funds for the many unfunded health programs in the schools and for other non-profit programs that encourage healthy liv-ing choices.

For information www.bisbee1000.org

The most unique physical fitness challenge (or friendly fitness walk) in the USA!-The Bisbee 1000!

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Regional Events

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Oct. 4 - Growing Technology in Arizona. 10 to 6, Hilton Scottsdale Resort, 6333 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, AZ. Members: $75, Others: $100 CLICK HERE for details. Email marketing@aztechcouncil.org.

Oct. 6 - Bisbee Chamber Southwest Oc-toberfest, 11 to 6, 204 Tombstone Canyon Sauerkrauten GlockenspielenOompah-Pah Band. Admission: $5, Children: $2, Mili-tary: Free. For info, call: (520) 432-5421.

Oct.Golf Tournament benefitting free eye-glasses, 6 to 9 am, Turquoise Valley Golf Club , Naco. Sponsored by Copper Queen Community Hospital. CLICK HERE to see details.

Oct. 6, Douglas Fly-in & Pancake Break-fast. 8 to 2, Douglas Intl Airport, http://tiny.cc/douglas_fly_in

Oct. 6 - Demand-Control Instant Hot Wa-ter Class. 8 to 9:30 am and 10:30 to noon, Ace Hardware (on the corner of Hwy 92 and Fry Blvd). Free to the public. Limited seating is available so make your reserva-tions by emailing: timcervantes@thecochi-sewaterproject.com

Oct. 12 - Douglas Bike Expo 3 to 9, Reg-istration Packet Pick-up. • 6:30 to 8:00 am - Douglas Commercial Bldg. Pre-ride Party • 10 am to 4 pm - Food, Music & Awards

Oct. 13 - Authors & Artists Weekend and Spirit of Douglas. 10 to 4, Hotel Gadsden, Douglas, AZ. http://tiny.cc/updated_au-thors_artists

Oct. 13 - Spirit of Douglas Awards Social, 4:30, Douglas Government Center

Oct. 13 - Cochise County Cycling Classic Rides Day. Start times: 157-mile: 6:20AM, 92-miles: 6:30AM, 45-miles: 8:00am. All starts, finishes, and venues below are at the Cochise County Fairgrounds. Benefits Douglas Association for Retarded Citizens (DARC). http://tiny.cc/cochise_cycling_classic

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Oct. 18 - Career Fair, 11 to 4, Windemere Hotel, & Conference Center, 2047 South Highway 92, Sierra Vista. Register Now For the Largest Fall Career Fair in Cochise County. For additional information please contact Mary at Arizona Workforce Con-nections – CCWD (520) 439-3541 or via e-mail: mtieman@cpic-cas.org

Oct. 20 - Greenlee Blues Festival in Clif-ton, AZ. Featuring the Bad News Blues Band. Go to www.

greenleebluesfestival.com to for details.

Oct. 20 - “Walk to End Alzheimer’s”. Noon, Sierra Vista Mall. sierravistaalzheim-erswalk.org CLICK HERE to print poster.

Oct. 20 - Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce Autumn Famil-iarization Event, 8:30, Tubac Golf Resort. Trade Show and Lunch after Tour, 1:30 p.m. @ Hacienda Corona De Guevavi, 348 S. River Road ~ Nogales, AZ. For info: plo-pez@accentontravel.info

Oct. 20 - Bisbee 1000. The Great Stair Climb. Historic Bisbee, . www.bisbee1000.org for details and to download brochure.

Oct. 20 - 10th St. Park, Douglas, AZ. Mu-sic Festival. 4 to 9, Photo Exhibit and Time Capsule Reception. http://tiny.cc/douglas_music_festival

Oct. 21 - 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Amerind, 9 to 4, Dragoon For more information please call Ron Bridgeman at 520-586-3666 or log onto Amerind’s web-site: www.amerind.org

Oct. 26 - SEAGO Executive Board meet-ing, 10:00 to 1:00 Cochise College Benson Center. The Board will consider Resolu-tion No. 2012-04 expressing support for the planned Rosemont copper mine. Individu-als wishing to speak regarding the Resolu-tion will be allowed a maximum of 3 min-utes time. CLICK HERE for info.

Oct. 30 - Cochise College SBDC Procure-ment Opportunities Event, 8 to 4, Cochise College Sierra Vista Campus-Community Room. Seating is limited. You MUST reg-ister to attend. To attend, email: rnorton@cochise.edu.

Oct 31 - Children’s Halloween Party, 5:30 to 7:00, Boys and Girls Club of Bisbee.For info: annette.renteria@bgcbisbee.net

Oct 31 - Trunk or Treat Halloween 2012. 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Estrella Ave. in Douglas. Registration Form & Details: http://tiny.cc/trunk_or_treat_2012

Nov. 13 - Arizona’s Digital Connections: Strategy To Action, 8 to 4, Mesa Conven-tion Center, Mesa Arizona. After Hours Reception & Expo: 4:00 – 6:30 pm. www.azdigitalfuture.org For info: Steve Peters, Conference Coordinator, 520-321-1309, aticarizona@gmail.com

Nov. 9 - Nogales, the Supply Chain Capitol Summit & Expo, Americana Hotel, Nogales, AZ. Registration and Details: www.seagoedd.org/expo

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Bonita Canyon Campground ReopensBy Julena CampbellNational Park Service

The entire Bonita Canyon Campground in Chiricahua National Monument re-opened at noon today, Friday, September 21. Portions of the campground have been closed since mid-July due to damage from flash flooding, as well as the potential for additional significant flash flooding during the monsoon. The National Weather Ser-vice defines September 30 as the official end to the monsoon; however, current condi-

tions in the monument, including low soil moisture levels and low probability for pre-cipitation in the next seven days, have al-lowed managers to reopen the campground in time for the upcoming weekend.

The Bonita Canyon Campground offers 25 sites on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hookups are not provided, but potable wa-ter is available throughout the campground. Each site includes a fire grate, picnic table, and a place to pitch a tent or park a small RV or trailer. Campground restrooms in-clude flush toilets. Vehicles exceeding 29 feet in length are not allowed in the camp-ground. Wood collection is prohibited in the monument; campers should bring fire-wood or charcoal with them.

As the temperatures cool down, more people are likely to be enjoying the out-doors. Hikers are always encouraged to check weather forecasts before heading out

Bisbee Self-Guided Tours launches a Mobile App

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The growth of mobile phone and tablet use is astonishing ev-eryone, including Google, which dominates both search and video use, through its YouTube unit. And local en-trepreneurs are leveraging the technology and accessibility of

mobile applications to showcase the gem-stone of Arizona, Old Bisbee.

“While rural southeastern Arizona may not perceive this headlong rush toward mobile domination,” says Gary Dillard, who is spearheading the development of the Bisbee app, “our tourism industry and merchants realize that most of our visitors come from distant cities, where high-speed mobile service allows residents to take ad-vantage of these booming technologies, and they expect them to be available every-where they go.”

The Bisbee app is being developed by Bis-bee Self-Guided Tours, a venture of David and Linda Smith and Gary and Margaret Dillard. The idea originated with Linda, “Wherever we’ve traveled,” she said, “we’ve been able to take guided audio tours of what we were seeing, from the Vatican on down. Why couldn’t we develop something like that for Bisbee?”

“Audio walking tours offer opportuni-ties for every business in the Bisbee area to participate. And as more participate, the app will provide a more complete and vivid story of Bisbee,” said David.

The app is called a “free-mium” because the app itself can be downloaded for free by the end user. Users then have the option of upgrading for a large variety of self-guided audio tours.

The app is being developed by Marga-

ret, who is experienced in website creation, shooting and editing video plus a career in marketing. “Apps are an unbelievably el-egant way of packaging large amounts in-formation and allowing customers to carry it around in their pockets”, said Margaret.

While many tourist locations will rent out audio players pre-loaded with information, the preponderance of smart phones today makes that less necessary. Now a visitor can have access to megabites of information all conveniently located on their phone be-fore they even leave their home. “We plan to offer iPod rentals with pre-loaded tours for those who don’t have the technology in their phones,” David said.

Any business interested in participating in the Bisbee project should call Marga-ret at (520) 432-4901 or email mdillard@prismcommunications.tv for a demonstra-tion of the prototype, which was first shown at the Bisbee Chamber mixer in late Sep-tember. Anyone interested in having an app developed for another community should call Gary at (520) 227-8336.

By Gary Dillard

MISSINGSOMETHING?

and pay attention to their surroundings. Contact the Chiricahua National Monu-ment visitor center at 520-824-3560 x302 for more information regarding hiking and camping in the monument or visit www.nps.gov/chir.

Chiricahua National Monument is lo-cated four miles east of the junction of Ari-zona Highways 186 and 181.

For information, contact the Chiricahua NM Visitor Center, 520-824-3560 x302

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Amerind Museum to celebrate 75th year on Oct. 21 By Ron Bridgeman FOR the Arizona Range News

The Amerind Museum & Research Cen-ter will celebrate its proud 75-year history as one of the finest museums and research centers of Native American History and Western Art in the Southwest. The Amer-ind Foundation was established in 1937. Its mission, for 75 years, has been and contin-ues to be the exploration and expansion of knowledge of Native Peoples through re-search, education, and conservation. The Amerind houses a world-class private col-lection of Native American art and artifacts from the entire western hemisphere.

The event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the Anniversary Celebration is free to the public (parking is $2 a car). The Amerind is located just off I-10. Take the Dragoon Rd. Exit 318 (between Benson and Willcox) and travel south to the sign for the Amer-ind Museum on the left. The address is 2100 N. Amerind Rd. Dragoon, AZ 85609.

The Amerind’s 75th Anniversary Cele-bration will highlight the 75-year history of

the Amerind with presentations about Rose and William Shirley Fulton, what brought them to Dragoon and the early years. Ex-ecutive Director John Ware, PhD will speak about several of the Amerind’s historical archeological excavations including Casas Grandes and the research and publications that have been produced through schol-arly achievements at the Amerind. The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery will be open for the public to view, displaying an excellent western art collection. During

this special 75th Anniversary Celebration, the doors of the Fulton Seminar House will also be open to the public. This building is rarely seen by the public, so this is a special treat! This House is where the Fulton Fam-ily legacy began. Members of the Fulton family will be there to welcome visitors.

The focus of the celebration will be tra-ditional Native American performers (tra-ditional singing, dancing and story telling),

artisans (demonstrations including pottery, basket weaving, jewelry making, wood-working, glass blowing, flint knapping and cloth weaving) and Native cuisine includ-ing fry bread, tacos and stew. Artists and performers from several Native nations including Apache, Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O’odham, Akimel O’odham, Zuni, Hopi, Pueblo of Santa Domingo, Navajo and Mata Ortiz will be represented throughout the day-long celebration. Parking will be plentiful and special needs parking will be located very near the center of activity.

A Kid’s Corner will be featured with atlatl demonstrations, cornhusk doll making and corn grinding.

The Amerind Museum is open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Closed Mondays and major holidays). Admission: Adults $8; Seniors $7; Students $5; Under 12 and Native Americans with proof of tribal en-rollment Free. Free to all Cochise County residents the first Sunday of each month.

For more information please call Ron Bridgeman at 520-586-3666 or log onto Amerind’s website: www.amerind.org

Wine comes to the silver mines of Tombstone

Greg Bigelow, tastes a glass of wine from Jann and Hank Bengel, the owners of Silver Strike Winery, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in Tombstone, Ariz. Bigelow is a visitor from Oregon.

(Haley Caldwell, The Tombstone Epitaph)

By Haley CaldwellThe Tombstone Epitaph

In a town built around bars with enough beer to serve a small country, Silver Strike Winery proves to be a diamond in the rough.

Owners Jann and Hank Bengel moved to

Tombstone last May to embark on a busi-ness journey they’ve been dreaming of since 1997. “I have found paradise,” said Jann Bengel when she saw the grasslands of Sonoita about 10 months ago.

The couple had hoped of operating a

vineyard, but they didn’t have enough mon-ey so they set their sights on the next best thing: a winery. Having a winery before a vineyard is like having “the cart before the horse,” Jann Bengel said. “We had a lot to learn,” she said.

The Bengels expected an international market but was surprised by their customer base.“We thought that our main customers would be the Canadians in the winter but we were wrong,” Hank Bengel said. “Over half of our business is relatively local.”

Customers from Phoenix, Tucson, Sierra Vista and Tombstone itself have had a taste of Silver Strike’s wine and most have back for more, the owners said.

Silver Strike, the only winery in town,

sells mostly local fare. “Ninety-nine percent of our wines are

from Arizona grapes,” Jann Bengel said. “That will change soon. We will be add-ing some French, Portuguese and Spanish wines, which will be our gourmet wine.”

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By Walter Mares, Managing Editor Eastern Arizona Courier

Olmsted had been serving as president at Freeport-McMoRan’s El Abra Operations in Chile. Mosher is now Freeport’s vice president of global security and has relo-cated to Phoenix.

Olmsted began his career with FMI-Morenci in 1993. The Morenci mine was owned then by Phelps Dodge Inc. Freeport bought P-D in March 2007.

He moved in 1997 to the Chino Mine in New Mexico, where he worked in posi-tions of increasing responsibility until 2003, when he went to Candelaria as mine super-intendent.

In 2007, he returned to Morenci to be-come administrative general manager. He left Morenci in 2009 to assume his position at El Abra. He has a degree in mining engi-neering from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo.

Mosher began working at PT Freeport Indonesia in 2002. In 2006, he was pro-moted to vice president-concentrating and in 2007 became executive vice president of operations. In 2010, he moved into the role in Morenci that he has now left.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and a Master of Science degree in environmental engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

The Morenci mine is presently operating at high speed.

FMI is in the process of hiring 600 new permanent employees to work at the con-centrator it is currently constructing. Along with the new hires, an estimated 1,400 con-struction jobs are involved in the mill ex-pansion project.

The company also has revealed plans to build a great deal more employee housing.

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Olmsted to head FMI Morenci mine: Mosher moves to Freeport global security

Gone are the days of smoke signals and the viability of dial-up Internet connections. Like water, roads and electric, high capacity digital Broadband connections to the Inter-net have become critical infrastructure for the 21st century. Why is broadband impor-tant and why should I attend the Summit?

Imagine traveling to Phoenix from Bis-bee or Flagstaff or Yuma in a horse and buggy on a one lane dirt road, rather than zooming down the freeway in your car at 75-80 miles an hour. Internet connections are like that, too. Many places in rural Ari-zona, however, do not have those fast and affordable broadband connections that sup-port economic development and commu-nity services.

At Arizona’s Digital Connections Sum-

mit you will:• Collaborate with your fellow lead-

ers and stakeholders to explore how we can enable rural communities to expedite de-ployment of the critical broadband services

• Explore best practices to enable rural communities to use next generation Broadband to support 21st Century edu-cation and workforce development, create jobs and support economic and commu-nity development, enhance public safety as well as health care and government servic-es, and connect their citizens to the world.

The Summit is presented by the Ari-zona Telecommunications and Informa-tion Council (ATIC) along with the Digital Arizona Program (DAP), and the Digital Arizona Council (DAC) under the auspices of the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Tech-nology (ASET) Office, within the Arizona

CLICK HERE to read the full story.

Arizona’s Digital Connections Summit 2012: Strategy To Action

November 13, 2012Mesa Convention Center, Mesa Arizonawww.azdigitalfuture.org

RV West Magazine to focus on Benson & SE AZ

Tourism industry professionals know that Canadian travelers like Southeastern Arizona, a lot~! Canadian RV tourism fills many RV parks in our 4 county area dur-ing the winter season, and these Snowbirds bring vehicles, family, friends and tourism dollars.

RV West is "a beacon" of information and a resource widely used by visitors to Arizona. The Snowbird Planner edition will highlight businesses in Benson and the surrounding area, conveying the Benson Visitor Center's message of "Hang Out In Benson. Arizona" which is shown on the Benson Visitor Center's Website.

Benson alone has 1,800 RV parking spac-es, and there are many more throughout Graham, Greenlee, Cochise & Santa Cruz Counties. RV West will expand its already-extensive coverage of Southern Arizona, which can be viewed at www.rvwest.com, with a write-up to alert even more Canadi-ans and their fellow visitors to learn more about the region.

The magazine recently wrote to the SEAGO EDD indicating they will be pro-moting “three of the area's top attractions, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Tombstone and Cochise Stronghold.” We urge readers and advertisers to contact RV West maga-zine and inform them about other visitor opportunities such as The Amerind Foun-dation at Texas Canyon; Willcox, with its wineries and U-Pick-Em agri-tourism; Bisbee, with its artistic offerings and Queen Mine Tour; Forts Huachuca and Bowie; the Rivers, Valleys, Mountains and Trails of Greenlee County, etc. Help RV West grow the list Southern Arizona attractions and give more reason for Canadian travelers to visit our region. Please email Fredrick His-lop at fredrick@kpimedia.com or call Toll Free: 1-800-663-8555 ext 271

The Turning Point Monthly, October 2012, page 8

Mexican Banks: From Tequila Crisis To SunriseMexico’s once-dodgy banks are now sturdier than many of their foreign owners

MEXICAN banks have historically not been safe places in which to leave money lying around. When they collapsed in 1995, following the devaluation of the peso and the “tequila crisis”, bankers in Europe and America shook their heads in disbelief at the irresponsible lending that had gone on. A $50 billion bail-out was rustled up by tut-ting friends and neighbors.

Sep 22nd 2012 | MEXICO CITY | from the print edition (The Economist)

How things have changed. As banks in Europe and America scrabble to meet stricter capital requirements, made nec-essary by the failures of their own exotic lending practices, Mexico is offering some

a lifeline. On September 26th Santander, a Spanish bank, plans to list a quarter of its Mexican subsidiary on stock exchanges in Mexico City and New York. It has already listed subsidiaries in Brazil, Chile and Peru, as well as selling its Colombian unit. These sell-offs have helped to increase its core-capital ratio to 10.1%; the Mexican listing, which is set to raise around $4 billion, will add another half a percentage point.

CLICK HERE to read the full article.KBRP Radio, Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Begin Program

By Ryan J. Bruce, KBRP Radio

Bisbee is a town rich in history from the city’s mining heritage to the current creative class. On Tuesday, October 2nd, KBRP Community Radio and the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum will bring this varied past to the airwaves through a new collaboration. This program, The Cop-per Chronicle, will record and archive the stories that make this rich history relevant to our citizens and visitors.

The launch of The Copper Chronicle, hosted by Bisbee native Charles Bethea, re-veals a distinctive narrative created through extensive research in the library of the Bis-bee Mining and Historical Museum. Mr. Bethea, a Mining Museum Board Member who has recently returned to his hometown after a successful arts administration career, conjures a sound that is reminiscent of sto-rytellers familiar to listeners of public and community radio.

“Bisbee is rich with history and great sto-ries and the tradition of great storytelling is a cornerstone of public radio. I hope The Copper Chronicle captures listener's imagi-nation the way good stories should. A good story should make you listen to the end and say "I didn't know that!" And you should want to not miss the next one,” said Bethea.

Early this year, KBRP Station Director Ryan J. Bruce approached Museum Direc-tor Carrie Gustavson about bringing these stories to the airwaves. After a brainstorm-

ing session, Ms. Gustavson brought in Mr. Bethea to produce content, which resulted in the program that will debut on Tuesday. All three individuals will also serve as ex-ecutive producers of the program.

“The Copper Chronicle has exceeded ex-pectations. This program will be a commu-nity asset allowing us to pass along history to our residents and archive the informa-tion for future generations. The program will also be distributed regionally to non-commercial community and public stations in an effort to use this history as a unique and critical marketing tool,” said Bruce.

The Copper Chronicle, a tip of the hat to the old Bisbee High School newspaper, also features local original music composed and performed by artistic luminaries Judy Perry and Nancy Weaver.

“We couldn’t have put this program to-gether without the artistic contribution from our local music scene. When we make a program available for podcast or distrib-ute it to other stations, it is important that we have licensing for the music, so Judy and Nancy’s musical contribution was neces-sary and beneficial on a number of fronts,” said Bruce.

The program will be aired on 96.1 FM on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:50 pm and rebroadcast on Fridays at 7:50 AM and Sat-urdays at 11:50 AM. The program will also be available at http://www.kbrpradio.com and iTunes.

Every once in a while a special event comes along that has appeal for just about everyone – such is the case for the Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce Autumn Familiarization Event.

On Saturday October 20, the tour will begin at the Tubac Golf Resort at 8:30 a.m. The tour will take visitors south on I-19 to visit surrounding areas, museums, and points of interest.

The tour will culminate with a special visit to Nogales, Arizona. Come visit and experience the attractions and culture! We will also journey to the beautiful Hacienda Corona De Guevavi for the “Fam Event”. This will include special guest speakers and presentations. A special lunch will be avail-able while enjoying local entertainment.

For information and registration please contact: Patricia Lopez, CTA, Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Com-merce, 520-313-4599 or write plopez@accentontravel.info

Autumn Familiarization

Event

Cochise College SBDC Procurement Opportunities Event Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 8am-4pm Cochise College-Sierra Vista Campus-Community Room Please join the Cochise College Small Business Development Center for a FREE conference to learn about procurement opportunities. Speakers include:

Army Contracting Command Arizona State Procurement Office Cochise County Procurement Office City of Sierra Vista Procurement Office Private Sector Companies SBA SEAGO CCWFD SVEDF

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited and you MUST register to attend. To register please contact Rachel Norton at the Cochise College SBDC at 520-515-5478 or nortonr@cochise.edu

Why has the mailing list of the SEAGO Newsletter grown to over 2,500 ad-dresses? Why do we send information about South-eastern Arizona to eco-nomic developers, site se-lectors and decision makers in all 15 counties of Arizo-na, 26 states, and 7 foreign counties? To attract favor-able results for our region.

When Greenlee County sponsored an edition of the SEAGO Turning Point Newsletter nobody knew that a professor of Tour-ism Development and Management from ASU would begin the process of developing a tourism strat-egy for Greenlee County? Bringing faculty and staff from Phoenix to Greenlee

County for site visits, closer investigation, analysis, etc. The class will be in Greenlee Oct 13-14-15, fir study and hands-on evaluations. The final report will be made public by the end of the year.

When Copper Queen Community Hospital spon-sored an edition of the Turn-ing Point, who knew that a Wyoming Senior Medicare Patrol Manager would in-quire about services and care available because ‘we have a sizeable number of people from Wyoming who travel to this area and even-tually retire here. Providing them with current care stan-dards and other important information is helpful to the people he serves in Wyo-

Results – the SEAGO Turning Point Newsletter delivers results

ming.

And finally one more example – our running of the Jim Kolbe article re-garding Tomato Wars, how Florida growers and now even some Arizona grow-ers, are concerned over al-leged ‘product dumping’ will likely result in a meet-ing of the minds here in Arizona, to settle disputes, resolve misunderstandings and find commonality.

Results. The SEAGO Newsletter produces re-sults. To be a sponsor of an upcoming edition please contact Akos Kovach by email here: akovach@sea-go.org or call 520-432-2622 ext 210

I wanted to tell you about three ways that the Foundation is using www.cfscc.org to make Santa Cruz County a better place:

1. Nonprofits and community groups

book space at our building. From January 1 to June 30, 2012, 3,389 people from 95 unduplicated organizations attended meet-ings, trainings, workshops or events at our new building in Aptos. Cilck here to see the Reserve a Room page .

2. Professional advisors use our online

tools to explore giving options for their clients.The deduction calculator shows tax benefits for different kinds of gifts. Click here to see the deduction calculator .

3. Community leaders can get the facts about Santa Cruz County and map them.

We are part of HealthyCities.org, a state-wide network that consolidates key indica-tors from a growing list of data sources for use by local leaders. Click here to see the Santa Cruz County Community Data Map-ping Project site.

Your support of the Friends is helping us to work smarter--like using technology to serve our community, 24/7.Thank you!Lance Linares - Executive Director, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County7807 Soquel Drive | Aptos, CA 95003 831.662.2000 | 831.662.2010 directlance@cfscc.org | www.cfscc.org

Deadmen, the series, is filmed in Co-chise County by Saddle Creek Pro-ductions. The company was dedicated to filming and finding talent in Arizona.

CLICK HERE to read the article in the Green Valley News or CLICK HERE to go to the movie’s website.

Letter to the Editor

DEADMEN,The Series

The Turning Point Monthly, October 2012, page 9