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Free / Gratis
brought to us by Zopilotes of San Bartolo and coffee from Caffe Encinalito!
Remember to Vote!!! The
winners of the 2018 Taste of
East Cape: El Gecko, La Providencia of La Ribera, Smokey’s Grill & Cantina, and Zopilotes from San Bartolo are back to defend their championships! But there is amazing talent within the Taste of other participants!
Tickets for the event will cost $600 Pesos or $30 USD East Cape 2019 each and will be available at Homes and Land of Baja, By: Ian Gibson LB Property Services, Baja Properties, Coldwell Banker The Taste of East Cape 2019 was started five years ago and the Los Barriles Community Market as well as from and each year it gets bigger and better than the last! Rotary members beginning in early November. A re- We are fortunate to have so many amazing restaurants minder announcement will be posted in the BPE as well in our locale - and we all have our favorites! For this as the Everything Los Barriles and The Taste of East year’s Taste of East Cape, we’re including an even Cape FB pages. If you’d like to preorder/prepay, you
larger selection of restaurants that those of us from the can do so with Ian Gibson (email gib-
East Cape love. And we’ve even thrown in some cater- [email protected] or call 624.227.5813). Don’t pro- ers for those times when we don’t want to leave our crastinate or you’ll be too late. Tickets are limited and homes or we want to have a meal prepared for us in our we have sold out every year! Get yours before they’re own kitchen! Come to Laguna Park on Saturday, De- gone.!! cember 7th at 5pm and we will bring all of these fantas- tic delights to you in one place for the Taste of East Cape 2019!
This event is the result of the great partnership between
our local Rotary Club, the people of this community,
and the amazing restaurants & caterers who donate their time and offerings for the event. As a Rotary Please see the arti- Club, our mission is to be of service to the community cle here in East- which we all call home. Proceeds from the event will Capers, “A HUGE 88 Issue 2019 October/November assist with our club’s efforts towards meeting the Thank You from your local Rotary health and wellbeing of the East Cape community with Club” for more info a focus on the youth. We could not do this without on what we’re do- your help and we most definitely could not have the ing with your help. Taste of East Cape without these amazing masters of food preparation!
Diners attending the event will get “tastes” from 10 of East Cape
the above listed restaurants, a beverage from the bar including wine brought to us Health
by Los Barriles Wine & Tequila, an assort-
ment of beers including a generous contri- Center
bution from Baja Brewing, and of course See the article on page 6-7 our famous margaritas! And, to finish off the evening’s dining we have ice cream 40 October November 2019 October November 2019
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Recycle by sharing with a friend or return to East Capers Rack! Read the color version online at www.eastcapearts.com E-Invoice Continued From Page 37 Wrapping up, whomever sells real estate property must Asociación de Artes issue an e-invoice that supports such transaction -just will not be sufficient evidence of your cost base when sell- ing such property later. Without this e-invoice your cost like the e-invoice you may get from Home Depot if you 2019-20 buy furniture or any other product purchase or service base will be zero and you will be impacted on your capital By: Christine Courtright hired- with the exception when the notary is required to gains highly if you do not have other deductions in place. be the one to issue the attachment or “complemento” to Welcome back to all those of us that escape the cold and
Hence, if you bought your property after April 2014 and his service fee e-invoice as explained above. run to our beloved East Cape! It is always great to come back after hurricane season, and catch up with our Baja you want your acquisition cost to be considered as the friends and enjoy the warmth once again. Once again, proper cost base for your capital gains calculation when Gisela Talamantes Saenz, LL.M, Attorney at law and Official selling the property then you must do the following: Translator. Founding partner of Baja Legal Solutions Mrs. Asociación de Artes (AdA) will do its part to make your Gisela Talamantes Saenz completed her Bachelor’s Degree in time here in the Baja more enjoyable with a variety of 1. If you purchase property from an owner with no eco- Law at the ITESM School of Law in Monterrey City, Mexico. events and opportunities to make a difference to the nomic activity, you must request to the notary to issue be- She obtained her Master of Law Degree (LL.M.) from The youth of East Cape. sides the deed stating the cost of the property now also the Washington College of Law at American University in Wash- Our season starts with the production of this publication, “complemento” (or attachment) to his service fees e- ington DC. Prior to returning to Mexico, Ms. Talamantes invoice. This attachment will show the acquisition price served as the Director of Policy and Public Relations for the East Capers Magazine, four issues, bi-monthly, October paid for the property that would be then consider as your United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) in through May. The purpose of the magazine is to inform, cost base later. Washington D.C. Since then she has specialized in cross bor- entertain and enlighten you and help you make the most 2. If you purchase property from an individual with eco- der & real estate transactions and has been working as CEO of of your time in the East Cape. AdA together with a com- nomic activity or a Mexican Corporation, then you must Baja Legal Solutions Closing Services since 2007. Languages: munity of talented writers help accomplish the purpose of Spanish and English (100%). Offices in La Paz on the Male- request from this owner, seller or entity the corresponding e the association and give you a great magazine to read and con next to Europcar rental cars and Los Barriles next to inform. You can see this magazine in print, or in color -invoice (CFDI) that their accountant will help them issue Caleb’s Cafe. For more information, please contact Gisela online at our website at www.eastcapearts.com. with the required information outlining the real estate trans- Talamantes Saenz at [email protected] or via cell phone action details. In these cases, the notary will not add the +52 612.136.4598. Website: facebook.com/ We start our events with the Holiday Art Show, on attachment to his service fee e-invoice so there will be no BajaLegalSolutions/ December 1, 2019. This is a great time to see friends you “complemento.” have not seen all summer and to get your holiday shop- ping done. This is a cozy event with food, a bar and a
great time to get together with your friends. Each year
we get more great vendors with their one of a kind crea- tions. Something for your loved ones or just something for yourself! you see a wide variety of hand made goods, ensuring you are getting a one of a kind item. We have great Our next event is the on February Artist Studio Tour food vendors and a hopping bar – and we will make 12, 2020. This tour has become a great time for artists sure more bartenders are there this year! We will and guests alike, and is a great day touring studios, visit- keep you posted on the Festival de Artes through the ing with the artists and seeing their latest and greatest East Capers Magazine, so stay tuned. pieces. The studios are all here in Los Barriles or Buena Vista, many of them are side by side.
We end our 2019-20 season with the Festival de Artes th - 27 annual event, on March 15, 2020. The festival has become an event that celebrates the culture of Mexico and shares that culture with all of non-native guests. We are so fortunate to have so much local talent and culture available to us to see and enjoy. You will also enjoy the best collection of artists we can find from the Baja Sur
and beyond. We carefully screen our artists to ensure
We look so forward to entertaining you and delighting
you with our art, entertainment and good time events. You can always find our events and activities listed on
our website at www.eastcapearts.com. We would love
to have you join in the fun of planning and supporting
these great events. Everyone who has done so has had a great time, so come and join us! Email at Photos by Lori Makabi [email protected].
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There is more to Asociación de Artes (AdA) than to enter- porter, they found a workman to install the 15 fans that were you all give – and your generosity is not limited to just tain and delight the locals and ‘gringos’ and help you spend supplied by AdA, and the entire primary school had new the Rotary club as you do similar for many other non- your money on fantastic things. Although it is through our working fans before the summer started. This was a learning profit groups! Thank you! And please know that we events, we make money to fulfill our mission: to support opportunity for the AdA - we will now make the fan inspec- love you not only for your support but also because your the 19 schools in the East Cape Area through school sup- tion a part of our routine when we deliver supplies. Having a business provides much needed products and services to plies and the other supplies they need to make it a good classroom that is not scorching hot, is a big step to help make the community. place of learning. it a good learning environment. Much of our financial strength comes from the fabric of
Rotary International. Many of our projects are funded In the past we have provided just paper, pencils and other art supplies. For 27 seasons, AdA has purchased school with matching dollars (sometimes 10 times or more than what we put in!) from the Rotary Clubs in the north and supplies. We started with just art supplies. After a few years, it came to our attention that there were more ‘basic’ Rotary International. Our Healthy Water project, where we have delivered 750 of 1100 water filtration systems, school supplies needed like printer paper, pencils, pens, tape, staples, highlight markers, sports equipment and even providing clean water to roughly 6,000 individuals is one of the many projects that has benefited from this printer ink. Originally, we would deliver once a year, but support. Additionally, much of Rotary’s financing for found out that as the year comes to an end and testing time began, schools where out of paper, and were turning old the ECHC has benefitted from Rotary International.
assignments over and printing the tests on the blank side. Last but not least: A huge thank you to all of you! Now, we deliver at the beginning of the school year and When you purchase a ticket to the Taste of East Cape or three quarters the way through – might not thrill the stu- come to the Winterfest Auction and buy that amazing dents as we bring the paper that will be the tests later that bottle of tequila you fuel our efforts! And to those pri- year! vate, generous individuals who make financial contribu-
It was through our spring delivery of those goods we have tions just because you like what we’re doing…. THANK learned there are more things than just ‘school supplies’ that Class Room with new fans! Photo by Mike Shomion YOU! You all help us help this community.
are needed to make the schools an excellent place of learn- If you’re interested in learning more about Rotary, we Continued on Page 5 meet every Wednesday for an 8:30am breakfast at La
Playa and we’re always happy to have visitors. We wel- E-invoice is Mandatory in come new members, non-member volunteers as well as financial contributions. If you’d prefer to meet individu- All Real Estate Transactions ally, I am happy to do so (coffee, beer, whatever ). Some other dates for your calendar: Rotary’s 15 Year in Mexico Since 2014 Anniversary (Nov 25th), Taste of East Cape (Dec 7th), By: Gisela Talamantes
Winterfest Auction (Feb 8th), Carnival (Feb 29th), and After an amendment to the Federal Tax Code in 2013, the Free Pancakes for Kids (Apr 11th). Digital Tax Receipt via Internet -aka CFDI or The partnership between the Rotary Club and this com- “Comprobante Fiscal Digital por Internet”- is compulsory munity is nothing short of awesome! It is this amazing for all Mexican businesses since January 2014. The CFDI is partnership that makes our club so successful! And to an e-invoicing system, and all taxable persons must issue
this, I raise my glass and say ‘Pretty Awesome! Here’s the e-invoices including Mexican corporations and econom- ic active individuals selling real estate. to the next 15 years!’
However, if the seller is not economic active, the notary
public involved in the transaction is obligated to issue an attachment called “Complemento” to his service fee e-
invoice. This will serve as the equivalent of the e-invoice that the seller would be required to have issued if economic active. This legal provision is in article 29-A of the Mexican
Federal Tax Code that allows crediting the cost of acquisi- tion of the property as long as there is a CFDI (e-invoice).
Therefore, if you bought real estate after April 1st 2014, be
aware that you will need to request this CFDI (e-invoice) for
the purchase, after this date the deed issued by the notary
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Recycle by sharing with a friend or return to East Capers Rack! Read the color version online at www.eastcapearts.com Pencils, Paper Continued From Page 4 back to the community. And no surprise here… right have the opportunity to also use their ‘artistic’ side of their A HUGE Thank Another discovery on this trip is that the libraries at all out of the gate, these 12 to 18-year-old kids were assist- brains! ing people recover from Hurricane Lidia. These kids are the schools are in great need of Spanish language We look forward to this season of volunteering and events. You From Your eager to help with Toys for Tots drives, building play- books. Unlike the schools in the North who get new We hope you want to share some of your time with Aso- grounds, and generally helping families in need. books throughout the school year, the library here gets Local Rotary ciación de Artes in support of our events and projects. We books when the school is new, and that is it. Their Another area of our constant focus has been the general don’t require lots of time and will give you have a good books are literally loved to death. Since reading is the Club resources for the community. In addition to construc- time! Email us at [email protected] window to the world, we have to see that they get new By: Ian Gibson tion / improvements made for the Library / Tech Center books- all the time! If everyone brings in one or two and the primary school’s cafeteria, the Rotary Club has See us on the web: eastcapearts.com In the article about the Taste of books every time you travel down, we can supply all assisted with the improvements to the old cancha, La- East Cape, I called out “A HUGE the libraries with a generous supply of books and give guna Park, the East Cape Health Center, the Central de Thank You…”. a generation of kids, the world. We need books for all Salud, the sports field, as well as the Los Barriles Foun- th Our Rotary Club turns 15 years old this year! Without ques- reading levels, kinder to 8 grade, all subjects, all sto- tain. tion, the club would not be here if not for the support from ries – either current, classic or fun. We hope you will many people. And over the years Rotary has done some find it in your heart to donate a book or too. You can Our plans for the future are simple… to meet the health great things for this community. sometimes find them at book sale, but Walmart in and wellbeing needs of the East Cape community with a many areas have Spanish Language books – especially The club was founded by twenty-two individuals motivated focus on the youth… and do so in the areas of kids books. I have personally, made it a requirement to help our community. Almost immediately it was assisting Healthcare, Education and Community Resources. Re- of all my guests this season to bring two Spanish lan- in the fight against a Dengue fever outbreak, and shortly garding education, we will continue to grow our local guage books when they come…. Easy price to pay for thereafter, assisting in the recovery from hurricane John. Rotary Interact Club, and we will continue to partner my guests to enjoy our paradise in East Cape! Now it The club has had an ongoing focus on Healthcare through its with the Guild. We are interested in supporting the does not matter if we have duplicates of one book as partnership with the East Cape Health Center both supplying sports and fitness field and are in discussions with we have 19 schools to spread them out too and having assistance with efforts such as community health screenings Mayor Luis Enrique to see how we can assist. And re- School supply deliver day to delighted students more than one copy is not a bad thing! as well as procurement of key components such as the X- garding healthcare, please see the article on East Cape Ray machine and lab equipment. Health Center. Last season we also went out of the ‘school’ boundaries we have been working in for all Our Club has also been driven to support Education as we How we do what we do: The members of the club, past these years. In San Antonio, there is the San consider our investments in the youth as the future of our and present, shape the club. Members such as Ivan Kai- Antonio Community Center that works with community. The local tech centers (one in Los Barriles and ser and Char Wenger have been there from the begin- the school kids and adults teaching them tra- one in La Ribera) have been a great success! We recently ning! Our club was the first Rotary Club in Mexico ditional Mexican handicrafts and other art where the members were a mix of local and foreign citi- moved the LB Tech Center to the Library and are in the skills. It is run by Marizonia Diaz, a very zenship and both male and female. Although our mem- midst of updating all of its computers. This last year we entertaining and dedicated women who is on partnered with the Guild to help kids in their efforts toward bership has roughly doubled, the makeup looks very a mission to make sure that the traditional higher education. And in 2017, we established Rotary Inter- similar to that of the beginning. We consider this mix to Mexican crafts are not lost to todays genera- be our strength as it is enables us to truly comprehend act: thirteen future leaders who, with Josefina Ruiz’s guid- tions….. lost to cell phones! the needs of this multifaceted community. Another ance, are learning and demonstrating the values of giving strength is that with roughly half our club The center had a roof that leaked, damaging members and many of the ‘Friends of Rota- their weaving looms, art and crafts and sup- ry’ volunteers being retired we manage to plies. Having no luck with getting money for accomplish a lot. supplies from the government, she reached out to AdA and the East Cape Rotary. To-
Speaking of the Friends of Rotary, these gether, the Rotary and AdA, collected enough funds to purchase the roof repair sup- are people who, while not being Rotary plies, and the Delegation of San Antonio pro- members, help out with events, painting vided the workers and the roof was sealed topes in town or a ceiling at a school, pick- well before summer rains. After the roof, ing up trash on earth day or tending bar at there was the issue of the shutters on the win- the Taste of East Cape! Many, many dows – shutters, not glass in the 150+ old thanks to Susan Evans and the army of building. AdA evaluated the shutters and people who have helped over the years! found the two that were in the greatest need We could not be as successful without the of repair (one in the weaving room), met support we get from our Friends! with the carpenter and provided the funds. Again, the shutters were replaced well before The support from businesses. Not rainy season, and in our last storms, all was enough can be said here to do justice… safe from water damage. The support Rotary gets from the area busi- We see the center in San Antonio having the nesses is amazing! The restaurants who same mission as Asociación de Artes - that contribute to the Taste, the donations for is to see that the youth have access to art and Continued on Page 37
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We have also moved and expanded our Dental office to collectively, we’ve worked to create East Cape Recycling New Expansion where the ECHC Clinic was. Our new space for the Dental Baja & Environmental Education so that we have a choice Clinic includes three spacious operatories to allow room for how to and where to dispose of our short-lived consumer our expanded Dental team: Dr. Samir Ganelon, general goods. Plastics. Cardboards. Aluminum. Metals. We de- and Specialists dentist specializing in difficult molar extractions and learn- signed a method that our community, blessed to live on the By: Char Wenger ing the art of implants working alongside Dr. Jose Luis shores of the world’s second most biodiverse sea on the
Our goal is simple… provide the East Cape with the best Alonso, Dra. Veronica Tuchmann, general dentist specializ- planet, may be able to assure our footprint is not bearing health care we can! With a lot of generous contributions, ing in Orthodontics, Dr. Anna Belem Cruz, Endodontics, down toward this planetary threat. We know, without a we have made some amazing improvements. And as we and Dra. Miriam Flores Rocha, Periodontics. doubt, that the goods we are collecting and processing are revisit our goals, we continue to make plans for more im- being recycled and finding a second use. We know that we provements…. are channeling our nonprofit funds into educating and en- Are you traveling without insurance? With the help of many hands and a multitude of generous lightening our East Cape community’s children to become donors we have completed the construction that began in aware, and to care, for their own future’s sake.
September 2018! We are proud to announce our formal th Now’s the time to include recycling in your day to day life. grand opening on November, 18 , from 4 to 7. All are welcome to share a glass of bubbly and tour the new facili- Start. Join us. Create a system and separate your trash into reusable containers then drop them off to us. And lend a ties. Our new clinic has improved capacity and new equip- ment to provide emergency care – and now not just one hand or don’t, but do start recycling. Buy a Soda Stream so emergency room but space to accommodate multiple pa- "Now's the time. that the Coco Cola Company’s Topo Chico plastic bottles tients, which unfortunately is needed more and more. We with their 15-minute lifespan don’t spend more than your also have multiple private Doctor offices for our expanding Start. Join Us." lifespan in the landfill. Stop buying Costco’s single serve team. The facility is all I hoped it would be! By: Theresa Comber plastic bottles. Commit to the incredibly affordable five-
gallon containers that are refilled over and over, saving I ’d like to introduce our new doctors: Dra. Valeria Zavala Unless you were in an underground cave for the literally tens of thousands of plastic bottles from the land Mireles and Dr. Carlos Garza Durham, well trained physi- The Pharmacy has also expanded. Its scope now includes summer, it would have been hard not to hear the si- cians from Cozumel, Mexico. Working in close associa- fill. difficult to find controlled narcotics and sleep medications ren call that our planet’s health is under threat. Just tion with our H+ Specialists, our team of physicians pro- Seriously. Our planetary home, and its creatures, need us with competitive prices on these as well as all others. We this September, students worldwide held a school vide the best care possible to our East Cape community. have vaccines for children, as well as immunizations. And walk out, led by a captivating 16-year-old Swedish to consider our personal actions and make changes. Now is The specialists that we’re bringing in from H+ include: if you’re traveling, we have adult vaccines for influenza, girl, demanding attention from corporations and a good time women ’s health, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, shingles, pneumonia, yellow fever, cholera and hepatitis. leaders, saying they are putting the next generation’s ENT and, dermatology. future in jeopardy. The United Nations held a Cli- th And, we’re getting a new ambulance! Well new to us… Some additional news - we’re expanding a very special mate Action Summit. The cover of this month’s Na- 8 Annual Feeding the We have another used, but much newer than our existing partnership with an Orthopedic doctor whom many of us tional Geographic heartbreakingly has a dead white ambulance, on its way which was donated to us by Aer- know, Dr. Luis Cardenas! Dr. Luis is opening CIFO Physi- rhino on its cover, the last male of its species, with Hungry Fashion Show omedevac in San Diego. This will be our new chariot to cal Therapy office with a full-time physical therapist in the the headline ‘Last of its kind’. Inside is a story that transport you or your loved one to H+ Hospital or any other same unit as our new Dental clinic! Dr. Luis is a great strikes much closer to our Baja home. The world’s November 21, 2019 friend of our community and he is just as excited as we are facility you choose. smallest dolphin, the illusive ‘Vaquita’, found only at La Playa Restaurant (on the beach) that he is joining our team here in Los Barriles! in the Sea of Cortez, has just a few animals left; ex- Many people have asked me about Home Health Care. I for Happy Hour starts at 4pm, dinner perts believe it will be extinct within a year. An un- With the move into our new facility, we have added some one know the value of having care at home. Well, we have and show after that. precedented Category 4 hurricane wiped out one of new Lab equipment: a Complete Blood Count machine and started an association with Brittany Baker RN, our new the Bahama islands. Scientists now know there are a Dri Chem Analyzer. Through these additions to our ex- pharmacy technician and her East Cape Home Health Care Some of your favorite shop owners will plastics in literally every fish in the sea, and plastics isting equipment, Business. We offer residents throughout the East Cape a be there; Victoria of Sunny Dresses, Megan floating in the oceans will soon outweigh the entire plus the addition of variety of home care services. Brittany offers personalized of Salt & CottonBoutique, Giovanni from care plans and affordable solutions to her clients. We work biomass of the world’s fish. our new Bio- Guadalajara will return, and we’ll have a special together with our clients' families to understand specific Chemist, we can do Truly, as thoughtful and caring people, we must re- presenter returning to Los Barriles for this year’s almost all labs and needs. We bring our services directly to your home so you flect on our impact on our planet. It’s been ramping cultures in house. can enjoy your life and home on the East Cape in peace and up since the Industrial Revolution and then hitting a show, Janet of the old Sundays comfort. Note we also have Medical Equipment rentals: (now Gypsy Winds in Sisters, Oregon) This means that fevered pitch 60 years ago when the plastics indus- Wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, boots, toilets / risers, Oxy- we ’re not sending tries encouraged us to become disposable and indis- Tickets will be sold starting in November at out our lab work and gen Compressors / Tanks / Nebulizers. Contact Char criminate consumers. Coupled with population we can now provide Wenger - Clinic: 624-124-8203/ Cell: 624-157-0081 or growth and unchecked development pressures in various locations in town. Plan to come for a time Brittany Baker RN - Cell: 624-184-6953 previously pristine areas, we are indeed negatively of fun, friendship, and helping to feed the hungry most of our diagno- [email protected] or sis almost immedi- impacting our home planet. of Los Barriles. Bring your money / [email protected], ately. In short, our or visit the Website: eastcapehomehealth.com. We have For me personally, and for my insightful and dedi- for the awesome raffle items and the Silent Lab is better than formed a great partnership and our services are expanding. cated friends Lynn Mirassou, Holly Burgin, Emma Auction! Car pool with friends! ever! Nicholson and now Laurel Eastman, we knew ten Continued on Page 7 years ago that we must start. Individually and then
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We have seen many changes on the insurance front. If STROKE: you’re considering changing your International Health In- surance, or if you don’t have any, please come talk with me. We have plans with or without US coverage, short term va- Remember the 1st cation packages and TravelMedEvac Air ambulance taking Three Letters...S.T.R you to your home of record.
Lastly, we are currently working on another project to ex- Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to pand our ECHC service offerings to include Vision. Our identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness goal here is to open the East Cape Health Center – Vision spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer se- Center where we will provide visual acuity testing and full vere brain damage when people nearby fail to rec-
examinations to determine the need for corrective lenses, ognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors
and then to fabricate corrective lenses and fit to frames – all say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking on site. We will refer patients to our in-house ophthalmolo- three simple questions: gists in the event of disease related evaluations. We have a lot going on! Keep your eyes on the BPE, as S - Ask the individual to SMILE.
well as the ELB on FB, or visit our Website: east- capehealthcenter.org T - Ask the person to TALK - to speak a
Words from our Founder: simple sentence coherently. When I retired and moved down here, I quickly realized that (i.e. It is sunny out today.)
I wanted to bring quality care to our community and each year I want more and more improvements. And as our com- R - Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH munity grows, our needs are growing too! The ECHC ARMS. New Sign of a Stroke: Stick out wouldn’t be a fraction of what it is without the support of Your Tongue. this community, the outstanding support from our Rotary Club and the amazing contributions from great and generous Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person friends. With the help of all this support, I am doing what to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is crooked, has become my life’s dream! With tears of joy in my eyes, I if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an
cannot begin to thank those who helped make this possible. indication of a stroke.
Thank you! If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, get help immediately.
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grown to consider NCK an extension of my own family Nuevo Creación Niños and my involvement feels natural. Funds raised ensure that
New Creations Kids every child goes to school, with supplies, uniforms, and with tuition paid where required. We prepare over 90 2019-20 Season meals a day (3 x 30 people.) We have to fill the propane By: Adam Greenberg tank, pay the electricity bill, maintain equipment, buy food, diapers, car insurance, fuel and the list goes on and on. Nuevo Creación Niños – New Creation Kids, is a home Despite this, the operational costs aren’t unmanageable at for kids whose parents struggle with addiction, are abu- approximately $10,000 pesos per week. If you think about sive, are in prison or have simply abandoned their chil- it, that’s less than the expense many of us incur to exist as dren because they are unable to care for them. These a single person in Canada or the US, let alone to care for a
situations are difficult and complex. In some cases, chil- family of 30. That said, there is no government funding,
dren are abandoned because of the reasons described so it is a challenge and we survive month to month. We above and in other cases it is because of financial or oth- make ends meet purely from donations, through fundrais- er distress. In some cases, such distress has been caused ing and from selling the hand-crafted items that are made
by the difficulties of caring for a sick child or family by the kids and volunteers in the shop (which was also member. There is a tremendous need for facilities like built and maintained through fundraising) so please visit us this is Mexico. In fact, I am proud to share that a new at the Saturday market and take home a very special, facility is being built in El Cardonal, 25 minutes north of meaningful and priceless souvenir. Los Barriles. More information on this endeavor is in a separate article or you can visit www.leaders2give.orgI Please also plan to attend our annual fundraiser which is one of the best parties of the season! On, Saturday March have been involved with www.newcreationkids.com for th the past 8 years. Over the years we have run various 28 , 2019 starting at 5pm, please join us for our fifth annu- fundraisers, bought all the kid’s new bikes, helped re- al fundraiser in support of Nuevo Creación Niños. Huge
build after Hurricane Odile, planted a garden, installed thanks to La Playa Restaurant for hosting us yet again each
chicken coups, held pizza parties and more. I have year. Every year, local businesses donate items which we auction off. Live music is played, food and drinks are sold
and 100% of all the money raised goes to covering the op-
erational costs to keep things running at the orphanage. Leaders2Give and Nueva Creacion AC are 100% volunteer operated.
In fact, it
was all of this fund- raising and accounting which led me to form an official non -profit
which is reg- istered in the
State of Cal- i fornia. We are regis- tered under the name Leaders2Give, as a 5013c which means that your donation qualified for a federal tax deduction ᠀ This also
forces us to have proper controls in place for accounting so
you can rest assured that 100% of the donations received go to supporting these kids. Receipts are kept and proper accounting controls are in place to protect your generous support.
If you have any questions, concerns, comments or wish to
get involved either through a time or financial contribution
please reach out to us: [email protected]
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NEW ORPHANAGE /
HOME FOR KIDS IN EL
CARDONAL By: Adam Greenberg
What’s this about a new orphanage being built in El Car- donal? You heard it correctly! Located in El Cardonal ‘Albergue Familia Tu Hogar, en El Cardonal’ is the culmi- nation of efforts by a group of compassionate Americans, their Mexican neighbors and the Board of Directors of Leaders2Give.org which is a 5013c registered non-profit in California, USA.
About 20 years ago money was raised to buy a piece of property in El Cardonal with the vision of building an or- phanage. Enough money was raised to build the first phase, Albergue / Orphange in La Paz, and approached me and
my team seeking to partner on this new project. Our plans but instead of creating an orphanage a more immediate need was solved and a storm shelter and medical clinic for the call for the current building to remain as a storm shelter/ local community was built. The government has since built community centre and 4 new buildings to be constructed. a new medical center though, so the time is right to repur- One will be a home for families with children who are pose the property and relook at the original plan (although caring for family members that are suffering from cancer the building still and will for the foreseeable future serve as or other terrible illnesses. The other 2 will be a girl’s and boy’s dormitory. We will have a common area for cook- a storm shelter.) ing, dining, laundry and entertainment. And we will also The group who own that property has followed my efforts have housing for volunteers who wish to contribute and overseeing New Creation Kids – Nuevo Creación Niños require a place to stay.
The facility will be run and managed by the local Mexican community and Leaders2Give will handle oversight and management support.
This is a massive endeavor which will require the buy in and support of not just this local community but of the global community. Funds will need to be raised, staff hired, a process to care for kids put in place and so on. It’s a big endeavor and I couldn’t think of a more loving and engaged community to help pull it off.
If you would like to get involved by donating time, money or ideas, please reach out to me via [email protected] because we will need all the help we can get.
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A Hurricane Lorena Story By: Carol Dunbar
Trying to monitor the level of water in the arroyo was becoming difficult. Everything outside the win- dow looked grey except the branches of the tree closest, which were like black lashes whipping wild- ly, furiously - dangerously close. I envisioned a branch smashing a hole in the window and torrents of wind propelled water flooding into my bedroom.
My motor home remained intact but I could feel the impact of the gale force wind against the length of
it. The pounding of the rain was deafening and the shrieking of the wind frightening. The storm raged on until it seemed to lessen fractionally.
This was a temporary reprise. It intensified again with the There were unidentifiable objects, their forms lost in wind shifting direction. The structure that held the shade the grey of land, water and air, barely visible as they cloth on the roof of my motor home began to come apart were blown about madly. I had experienced hurri- and I heard creaking and scraping as it did so. The cover- canes before, but never so intense. My feelings ing beat against the roof and side of the RV with sections were a strange combination of excitement and a tearing loose and flying off. There was nothing I could do calm fearlessness. I was not afraid of losing my life, about it, so I lay back and let my mind wander. Surprising- although I did think it was a possibility. I performed ly enough I dozed off for a while. a few sensible tasks like shutting the propane gas off and packing a survival bag with passport, change of I awoke from a dream in which people, some of them clothes, valuable jewelry and tablet, although I had strangers, filled my large and elegant home and were mill- no intentions of going anywhere. I had my flashlight ing around helping themselves to whatever they found and making a mess of things. I was doing my best to maintain and water bottle handy and pretty much sat back and watched the show. a semblance of order but was becoming somewhat an-
noyed in my dream. Meanwhile, in my waking life the At one point there was a pounding at my door and hurricane was continuing its assault. I felt less panic calling of my name, barely audible above the sounds awake, with the storm raging around me, than I did in my of the storm. To my great surprise, two figures bun- dream. Checking the water level out towards the arroyo, I dled up and barely recognizable, were outside offer- saw no great threat. I did, however, find myself speaking ing to escort me to a safer place. These two men with God in prayer. I totally surrendered myself to His were making the rounds, checking up on people and will. There was no feeling of fear, regret or anxiety. I was offering help. I declined the invitation to higher truly calm and accepting of whatever was to happen. ground but expressed my gratitude and admiration Once again, I drifted off to sleep. at their noble efforts. They carried on. The next time I woke it took me several sec- onds to realize the storm had abated. The
downpour had ceased. There was no howl-
ing wind. What I did hear was the bleating of young goats. It sounded like a huddle of frightened creatures crying for their mothers coming from somewhere not too far off. I opened my eyes and looked out into my yard. Tables, chairs and the scattered re- mains of the screened in room I used as a studio littered the lot. There was a huge branch of one of the lovely shade trees lying
across part of the fence and most of my gar-
den. Beyond, there were great pools of water but no sign of a raging river flow- ing through the
arroyo. A smile
spread across my
face as I heard
myself say aloud "I survived!"
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Crispy Garlic Mojo de Ajo By: Renée Lagloire
Garlic lovers can get effusive about Mexican crispy garlic mojo de ajo (pronounced “mo-ho dey ah-ho). Some even go to the extreme of calling it “liquid gold!” Is it really that good? Yep! This crispy garlic mash-up is scrump- tious. And it is versatile. It can be a sauce, marinade, dip- ping sauce, condiment, topping. And for all its delicious- ness, mojo de ajo is super easy to make. It only has four
ingredients!
Mojo de ajo is loosely translated as “drenched in garlic.” With the exception of salt, the ingredients for mojo de ajo (garlic, olive, lime) are not native to the Americas. Salt was available in many places around the world. In Mesoa- merica, it appears in the archaeological record by 1700 years ago in the coastal areas of the Mayan empire. Garlic is from Central Asia. It was brought to the Middle East and Europe as medicine, and as an aphrodisiac. Olives originated in the Mediterranean basin, with evidence that they were pressed into oil by 8,000 years ago. Citrus is native to the south east foothills of the Himalayas, with
citron (a type of citrus fruit) being grown in India also by
8,000 years ago. It is impressive how much movement of foods had to happen before these mojo de ajo ingredients
could come together, in the Canary Islands, to make beau- tiful flavor! From there, it was brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadores. Today, foods are prepared al mojo de ajo in many parts of the Caribbean and coastal regions of Latin America, with a variety of local adapta-
tions to the recipe. Throughout Mexico, it is a popular way to prepare shrimp and fish.
In addition to seafood, you can use your mojo de ajo with chicken, meat, vegetables, eggs, pastas, pizzas, soups, even popcorn! Undoubtedly, those of you who make a jar of
mojo de ajo will find dozens of creative ways to use it. In
a spirit of disclosure, though, mojo de ajo could up your mojo game in the kitchen (pronounced “mo-joe”). And that, could be a delicious thing!
Mojo de Ajo Recipe 10 ounces chopped garlic, pieces should be about 1/8 inch 2 cups olive oil 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup fresh lime juice
Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Stir together the garlic, oil and salt in an 8x5-inch glass loaf pan (or similar dish, make sure all the garlic is submerged), slide it into the oven and bake until the garlic is soft and lightly brown, about 45 to 55 minutes.
Add the lime juice and return to the oven for 20 minutes for the garlic to absorb the lime and turn golden
brown.
Using an old-fashioned potato masher or large fork, mash
the garlic into a coarse purée. Pour the mixture into a
wide-mouth storage container and refrigerate until
you’re ready to enjoy. Your jar of mojo de ajo will last up to 3 months in the fridge (as long as the garlic stays submerged under the oil.)
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clude families preparing the deceased’s favorite food festival has the biggest global reputation, it is one of many The Guild is fortunate to have the support of so many and placing it either at an altar in the home or by their individuals and businesses in helping support our mis- important holidays in the Mexican calendar. Carnaval in grave alongside flowers and other items. February is a particularly big deal, with it being a close rela- sion of Education in the East Cape. We are pleased that Costa Palmas has chosen to partner with the Guild in Thought to have origins that go back to the Aztecs tive to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The festival is held as the last chance for people to indulge ahead of Lent when providing 5 of our high school students with College around 3,000 years ago, the Day of the Dead is recog- many will be encouraged scholarships! In addition, they also funded 13 high nized by UNESCO on the list of ‘intangible cultural school students for the school year. The guild has also heritage of humanity’ and continues to have major sig- to give up certain foods nificance to Mexican communities across the world. or other habits for the partnered with the Los Barriles Rotary who provided funds for 3 college students. The East Cape Guild period. As such, it tends Celebrations in Baja California- So, while it is clear to lead to wild celebra- funded the remaining 10 college students. In total we that the Day of the Dead festival has a growing profile provided 18 college scholarships in addition to the 161 tions across the country across the world, just what is the celebration like for as a whole including in High School Scholarships. both those living in Baja California and visitors who Baja, with La Paz once Another unexpected donation from last season was from may head to the region for the festival? Well, the gen- again being a hive of Jackie Reeves/Yoga Garden who had two showings of eral consensus appears to be that you should not expect activity. Ruth Bader Ginsberg movie and raised enough money to fund 2 high school girls.
The Guild would not be in the financial position to fund as many students as we do without the ongoing support of the weekly musicians, guests and La Fogata from Open Mic Nights. We look forward to the 2019/2020 Open Mic Night season. Jill and Bruce Borggreve’s have been gen- erous donors with their annual Rancho Leonero fishing tournament that have supported many high school scholar-
ships every year. This past May was a very fun and suc- cessful tournament with the most dollars ever raised.
Cheryl Dondlinger continues to have her pesos jar to sup- port the guild and raises enough money to fund a few stu- dents every year. Billie Brady generated donations for the Guild through her fun Chili Cook Off party.
The annual Ian Brochill Pickleball tournament was fun for all and we appreciate the tournament funds gifted to the Guild for high school scholarships. The tournament raised over $4,000 this year.
The guild generates most of our funds from our annual fund raiser events which will be Paella Party/Dance on November 30th, Monte Carlo Night February 22, and Bocce Ball Tournament on April 15th.
We are humbled by the kindness and giving of the com-
munity and thank all the individual donors, as well as, all
the merchants who generously give to the Guild. Togeth- er we are making a difference for the children of the East Cape.
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for the best booth decoration. We have a lot of things to Parting With Rescue Dasc (Team Angel)
The team wishes to thank all the supporters for their financial Fashion Mistakes In Abu Dhabi contributions, sponsorship and all the emotional support they By: Kelly Martin By: Angel Martinez & Christine Courtright got throughout this journey to Abu Dhabi. Ángel, our Los Bar- riles “favorite son”, is also so honored that he has been able to A change of seasons brings the perfect oppor- Late this September, the team that we call Team Angel, who make our East Cape community so proud. tunity to get psyched up about revising your is Ángel Martínez of LB, and Alan Escobar and Olivia wardrobe to reflect your style. Packing away López both from La Paz,the three University of La Paz stu- summer clothes, bringing out winter clothes, and dents who introduced the world to the Resuce Dasc. clearing out closets and dresser drawers may be Through the many preliminary contests all over Mexico and dreadful to contemplate but not always hard
the world, the team won a coveted spot to the most impres- work once you are at it. Find at least 2 sive Computer and Science Fair, ExpoSciences Internation- hours for this activity, make sure you have the al in Abu Dhabi. Below is a short report from Angel: proper supplies before you begin. Start by tak- ing everything out of your closets and dressers,
The contest as you know it was a non-competitive event, putting it on the bed. Go through your ward- because there were the best projects from all around the robe, item by item. Keep only the things you world they can´t be evaluated as in a competition. But we love--things that make you look and feel good. received a medal and a participation diploma. If you are not sure, try things on in front of
In the event we met people from all around the world. In the a full-length mirror or ask a friend or spouse event there were more than 500 teams, 40 of them were their honest opinion. Don’t forget your fash- Mexicans (the biggest delegation). ion accessories as well: jewelry, watches, scarves, costumes, purses, hats, and shoes. Do you like The last day was something that we call "Cultural night" in them? Do you wear them? Do you need that night all the delegations around the world get a booth them? Consider the various lives you lead and One therapeutic way of dealing with your dis- and decorate it trying to share the most possible about the the clothes you need for them: work, dress-up, cards is to take them into Susie 's Consign- culture from their countries. Also, the delegations were able exercise, and comfort. If you haven't worn to present a traditional dance. ments. Use your profits from your effortless something in a year, be willing to part with it, sales to purchase garments that put a smile on As you can imagine the Mexican delegation won the award even if it was expensive. Saving clothing your face. Keep the circle of good going. for purely sentimental reasons should be recon- sidered. Be willing to pass them on to some- one else who will love them as much as you once did. Each of us has wardrobe mistakes that clutter up their sense of style and tempt them to whine about a lack of options.
Clearing our closets of past incarnations provides the space and freedom for us to choose cloth- ing in the future that will reflect our sense of
style and comfort. Plunge in, purge out, then pack up all those dearly loved items for depar- ture.
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Spread Your Wings and Fly motion/flexibility work, posture/body mechanics, Caps For Cancer By: Theresa Comber By: Annette Kaiser balance, coordination, body awareness training, At first, it seemed all 20 kids had just fallen asleep sitting breathing techniques, and relaxation techniques. We are thrilled that our donations of hundreds of caps are up. Eyes closed in wistful concentration; they were actually being sent from groups of volunteers from Alaska through listening to recordings of birds. Their eyes closed assign- Flexibility exercises relieve stiffness and help restore the U.S. down the Baja. There is a group of ladies who ment? Match the bird to its song. And they did! When they movement through complete PAIN FREE range of call themselves the Knotty Knitters in a trailer park in motion, prevent loss of motion and deformity and Idaho, who regularly send hundreds of caps. weren’t learning about birds or listening to birds, they were minimize stiffness. scurrying about, binoculars fixed to their eyes, staring up into the trees, hardly able to control their excited whispers Muscular endurance exercises ensure that the weak We now have a large group of ladies in La Ribera who when they found…a cardinal! Look over there, it’s an ori- muscles around a joint are strengthened. This can be meet once a month to discuss their patterns and share in- ole! There’s a white winged dove! Fast, a Baja humming- done through isotonic exercises or those that involve formation. They too are a very prolific group of crafts- bird is on the feeder! I found a nest with a baby! It was all some resistance (flex bands, resistance loops, body men. Same in Los Barrriles.
part of July’s three week Curso de Verano summer camp weight or isometric work - i.e. stabilization of pelvis All our donations go to the children with Cancer, ladies
with the theme ‘Abre tus alas y vuela’ – ‘Open your wings or shoulder girdle) that we do so often in Yoga and group with Cancer, 3 orphanages and the homeless chil- Pilates. dren in the Cabo arroyos. Thank you to all the ladies who and fly’. A bird focused summer camp that kept 100 local are so generous with their time and talent. kids, ages 6 to 12, busy learning, playing sports, making Cardio activities such as bicycling, walking and
crafts, swimming and having their ‘best summer ever’ right swimming are also good as long as the individuals As we are always in need of yarn. We are holding a rum- here in Los Barriles. As an integral part of the Environmen- with arthritis have guidance on the appropriateness mage sale in La tal Education portion of East Cape Recycling, the summer of these exercises and how to proceed safely. This is where we can teach proper form and alignment. Ribera December bird fun was held at the nearly 6-acre plant and tree filled 16, to raise funds to ‘Baja’s Resort at East Cape’, which has become a literal Posture and body mechanics training is very im- portant in lying down, sitting, standing, and moving purchase more yarn. aviary with endless birds of all types and feathers. Feeding If you have house- as in gait. Narrowing the foot position in squats will stations set up for a month helped to further attract birds for hold items, clothing challenge Balance training. However if the knee or hip joints are painful, keep a wide secure foot base etc to donate, con- and move the hips and knees in the best PAIN FREE tact Annette at range of motion. Limit abduction of the hip if there [email protected]
is pain. Hat Recipients
Coordination activities are excellent to help teach
stabilization of one body part (the body part that is sore and maybe only needs isometric contractions) and mobilization of another part. This also helps de- velop focus and awareness. Awareness training helps a client get in touch with where the body is in space and in relation to other body parts. (e.g., flexing one
knee and then the other and noticing any differ- ences).
Deep breathing while practicing and performing the exercises is very important and we do this well in Yoga and Pilates, but now, we are reminded that deep breathing moves oxygen as well as other nutri-
ents to all the cells and joints of the body to aid in scouting with their new binoculars as each child received nourishment and joint health. their very own. The kids seamlessly transitioned from flying birds to swim- Participants see that their goals of relieving joint
ming birds, becoming ‘penguinos’ when they splashed in stiffness, restoring or maintaining joint range of mo- tion, maintaining strength, and improving posture for their swim lessons. For six of the days, we had hundred kids a day, 4 pools, 24 volunteers, logistics to assure safety, can all be met safely. and it’s the highlight of the camp. The ultimate goal? Teach kids how to swim to share with them the incredibly bio- diverse Sea of Cortez that is right in their backyard. The last
Friday of camp each child dons their very own mask and
snorkel swimming on the reef in front of Rancho Buena
Vista. This time 30 volunteers, each
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medications can reduce inflammation and pain improving the Spread Your Wings Continued From Page 14 ability to use the joint. But for the last 20 years, the Arthritis child swimming and locked with their leader to find fish, cor- NEW LOCATION!!! Working out with Arthritis Foundation has recommended ‘movement as the best medi- cine ’. ral, star fish, even a turtle! Spread your wings and fly, above By: Sefi Held the water or below, it’s to the benefit of our community’s Arthritis is the most common chronic condition in the If exercise is an important component in the comprehensive children that we teach, share, inspire, enlighten them to the Oscar the United States and Canada affecting 40+ million older health care management program of an individual with arthri- benefits of their world. With the intention that the more they adults, about half of all people over the age of 65. It’s a tis, we need to ask some important questions: What kind of know, experience and understand, the more likely they are to Mechanic serious disease that affects 1 in 5 North Americans and movement will help and not exacerbate an already painful con- protect it. And this program happens because of you, your
60% of those diagnosed with arthritis are women. There dition? How can instructors help these clients? movie night participation, your recycling, our dedicated sum- are over 100 kinds of arthritis, some that affect children Let ’s review the components of physical fitness that are benefi- WE WORK ON CARS & TRUCKS mertime volunteers and your donations. Muchisimas gracias, as well, but the most common is Osteoarthritis (OA) – cial to an individual with arthritis, share some general guide- Next to Freddy’s Key Shop on 20 Novembre lines from the Arthritis Foundation that address exercise safety truly, on behalf of these children and Mother Nature! the uneven wearing down of cartilage and other cush- ioning structures, as well as inflammation in and around and effectiveness. Open Monday thru Saturday the joint that cause pain, stiffness or swelling. Inflam- Clients with arthritis are reluctant to engage in physical activity mation is sometimes due to the drying around a joint, because of pain or fear of pain, fear of worsening symptoms or 8am to 5pm less moisture, less fluid, less nourishment. It is consid- damaging joints. The problem is that rest and lack of exercise Call us at: (cell) 624-117-3412 ered the nation’s most common cause of disability. The or activity may lead to muscular atrophy and a decrease in joint photo below shows the structural change of a joint with mobility, which is precisely why exercise is now recommend- arthritis. ed. It is apparent that there is a lack of information from fitness
Arthritis means, “joint inflammation” and may affect professionals about how to engage clients to move beyond fear one or more aspects of a joint. The degree to which toward better health through optimal movement. It starts with joints are affected by arthritis varies considerably educating your client about moving safely. among the various rheumatic diseases. Most rheumatic diseases are chronic; however, they can be managed Joint Health through proper treatment. When a joint is inflamed, it We understand the concept of stabilization as well as various exercises that strengthen and stretch all muscles around a par- appears red, swollen, warm and tender to the touch. The joint also will lose function. The loss of function may ticular joint which means that the joint capsule or joint articu- lations will anatomically fit better and will wear more evenly. even persist when the inflammation subsides. Many We understand that Yoga and Pilates works subtly from the inside out, starting with deep stabilization muscles that create inner warmth and then moving toward the more superficial and distal muscles with just a few repetitions of many kinds of movements. Many different exercises for one joint help to en- sure an equal balance of strength and flexibility from all an- gles.
We know that the more we move and breathe, the better the circulation around the joint which carries nourishment and
moisture to the joint for better functioning and healing. Our movements are not quick (i.e., tennis) or high impact (i.e., jumping rope, running). Our movements are smooth and con- trolled with no impact.
Components that Help Promote Joint Health
Research from the Arthritis Foundation confirms that the com- ponents of physical fitness that help clients with arthritis are: muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, range of
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Yes, Living Is Cheaper In Mexico New Look,
Even in Cabo, and you don’t have to Same Great
eat rice and beans By: Penny Nichols Gringo Gazette April 2018 Service!
If you’re contemplating making a permanent move down to Ba- By: Claire Little ja, or if you’ve already pulled the trigger, one of the biggest fac- Joe ’s got a new look… and we are not talking about his tors to consider is the cost of living. Sure, we’ve all heard it ’s cheaper to live in Mexico, but just how much cheaper? beard!
A new survey from Best Places In the World To Retire found The same great food and service in new locations. You the answer is, to put it simply, a lot cheaper. can now find Joe’s Pizza (did anyone ever call it Ciao
Beppe??) in Mercado La Costa, just down from Chapitos. Almost half of the 1, 129 expats surveyed reported that their cost All your favorite pizzas, pasta and salads are still availa- of living was reduced by more than 50 percent when they moved ble and some new dishes too. Wash them down with a to Mexico. And of the expats surveyed who live in Baja Califor- Given this information, it shoucl come as no surprise that drink from the new La Catrina Taproom and Bar, serving nia Sur, more than 90 percent said they have a lower cost of liv- respondents said they don’t stress out over money as much all your usual beverages and 6 tasty flavors of beer on tap ing. down here, with more than two thirds saying they worry from Baja Brewing Co. We’ve also branched out to La “much less” or at least a little less” about dinero. More than Ribera! You can find us at Efren’s Restaurant cooking Up in Baja California Norte, almost 75 percent of expats sur- 46 percent of Americans surveyed fall into the “much less” veyed said their cost of living decreased by 50 percent or more. Joe's pizza on our newly installed special wood-fired ov- category, while just 38 percent of Canadians feel the same en. Because they’re living so thrifty, survey respondents said they way. were able to purchase more goods and services, which increased Parking has been an issue for Joe’s Deli. We have fixed A few other interesting findings from the survey: their standard of living. Those services included things like the problem and have moved into Joe’s Pizza’s old loca- lawn care and housekeeping (tasks they might normally do on • Womens’s expenses dropped the most with 43.3 percent tion as you head North out of town. Ample parking and a their own back home), allowing them fewer chores and more reporting a greater than 50 percent reduction in expenses, larger store so we can stock more of your favorite good- free time. (The survey didn’t report just how people spent that while only 35.6 percent of men reported a 50 percent or ies. We have an expanded bakery and are now offering extra free time, but we’re willing to bet its on the beach, or at the greater reduction in expenses. breakfast and lunch. Did we mention we now have a bar or on a golf course.) • The group reporting the biggest drop in expenses was Deli in La Ventana too?
divorced people at 50.5 percent followed by singles (44.7 There is also lots going on at Mercado La Costa in Los
percent) and then married people (36.6 percent) Barriles where you can eat, drink, shop and relax. We just Expats from the S.S. reduced their expenses much more than don ’t have enough space here to tell you everything! We Canadians, with 44.5 percent of Americans reporting a great- are always happy to hear from you, get in touch to find er than 50 percent decrease, and only 29.6 percent of Canadi- out more and don’t miss out on our latest news and . ans reporting the same thing. special offers. If you’d like to see the survey’s full findings, visit [email protected] www.bestplacesintheworldtoretire.com and download a free copy. Just click on Newsletters/Studies/eBooks and then www.facebook.com/joespizzalosbarriles scroll down to “Is It Cheaper To Live In Mexico?” www.facebook.com/joesdelilosbarriles
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Recycle by sharing with a friend or return to East Capers Rack! Read the color version online at www.eastcapearts.com Kody & Big Red learning about horses for the past 9 months. She is a tal- ented and natural “horse girl”, very confident and a fast By: Cowboy Felix Gonzale learner. She gets along well with Kody and they are very coordinated while working amongst and caring for the ten The first time I met 8 year old Kody Sanders a year horses, doing chores, cleaning the water buckets, feeding and a half ago at our horse corrals I introduced him to our ten horses. I asked which horse he liked the and even giving worm medicine. most and which he wanted to ride. He quickly and resoundingly said 'Big Red'! I immediately thought “Well, he has a good eye and that’s a good start!” Big Red is the alpha horse of the herd, the leader, the
one that all the horses respect. He is also a very
strong and powerful horse, with a not very nice repu- tation in his past. And seriously, I thought it was go-
ing to take a very long time for Kody to be able to
handle that big, strong horse out on a ride. But Kody has been focused and very persistent; he was deter-
mined to ride Big Red out of the control of the arena. After a lot of concentrated training and hands on bonding between he and the horse, I finally decided to give him a chance. I must admit that I was nervous at first, but Kody's self-confidence reassured me and
we truly enjoyed Kody’s first ‘Big Red’ ride to the
beach. I am super proud of Kody. Kody’s family,
especially his abuelo Kevin ‘Chief’ O’Leary, have been supporting him with dedication and encourage- ment. They should all be proud! Kody on a beach ride enjoying the water
Annabella Fariselli is part of the team too! At 12
years old, with no prior experience she has been Continued on Page 18
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Cowboy Felix’s interview with Kody Sanders: F: Have you ever ridden before coming to Baja’s Awesome Only to receive a frantic email just a Kody Sanders is just 8 years old and has a love of horses. He Beach Rides? K: No. few days before my scheduled depar- discovered that love here with us at Baja’s Awesome Beach F: Do you like coming to Baja’s Awesome Beach ture that tragically read “Foxi Lady” Rides. He started from the very beginning, getting to know Rides? K: Yes, because I like seeing the horses and riding had caught on fire and burned to the
the horses, catching, grooming, picking up manure, tacking, them. water line; however, thankfully, every- training and riding. He has an enthusiasm for hard work. F: How do you feel when you ride? K: I feel happy. one was safe.
Corral owner Theresa Comber says Kody has a natural abil- F: What do you think when you ride? K: I think it is fun! Since then, most of the offshore tour- ity with horses and calls him a horse ‘savant’, deeply at- F: Which one is your favorite horse? K: Big Red! naments held on the waters surround- tached and knowing. Kody was born here in Baja. His father F: Why is Big Red your favorite horse? K: Because he is ing the tip of Baja now require that all is Ian Sanders who owns Exotikite along with his mother pretty. I like his name. I like how he looks. He is big and fish hooked must be reported, and their
Megan O’Leary, also owner of ‘Chakra Boutique’ and a yo- strong. I also like his color location noted. Often, seemingly, while ga instructor. inside the grid, some hookups seem to be in the middle of nowhere, where it Cowboy Felix Interviewing Kody: would seem unlikely fish would be F: What do you think of horses? K: I like them a lot. congregating. I actually love them. F: Why do you like them that much? K: Because you This has led to speculation by some can ride them. But I also like washing them, grooming them, local captains and crews that with the cleaning after them. I love riding them. I like riding bare- success of the FADS off the coast in back also! Costa Rica, could there be some un- marked Phantom FADS that have been set in the waters surrounding Cabo San Lucas? journey. Traditions include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using calaveras, aztec The answer to this question has thus far neither been con- marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the firmed or for that matter denied. However, I suspect that departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. hook -ups in strange places may draw more scrutiny from teams and crews than ever before this upcoming season. In La Paz there is an annual two-evening festival to cele- brate The Day of the Dead. There are displays of altars, a competition for those dressed as Catrinas and Calaveras, children’s workshops, traditional foods and entertainment Festival Dia de Muertos on stage. It’s a huge family event, a great La Paz tradi- tion, and it’s free. In past years, the festival would get underway at 6 p.m. and pick up in La Paz speed during the evening at the Esplanada Nov. 1-2, Festival de Día de Muertos: The Day of the de la Unidad Cultural Prof. Jesús Castro Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday that focuses Agúndez, which is between Altamirano on gatherings of family and friends to remember those and Heroes de Independencia, and between who have died and to help support their spiritual Navarro and Legaspi.
Short nap after a long day of riding!!
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Fads, fact and fiction Our spirits were high and excited chatter filled the VHF By: Gary Graham radio as we headed out to the selected location for our FAD. Flat calm seas greeted us as we passed the Pt. Loma Directory of Advertisers A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a Lighthouse at the tip of Point Loma. Once on station, four of the larger boats circled stern to stern, each with at least man-made object used to attract ocean-going fish such as a dozen bags lined up on the swim steps attached in marlin, tuna, dorado, wahoo and other pelagics. The de- Real Estate vices usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the sequence -- to each other. Baja Properties 624-141-0075 Building/Construction ocean floor with concrete blocks. By all accounts, the Our carefully laid out plan was to dump the sand bags Homes and Land of Baja US 310-494-5700 CMC Construction 624-124-8176 FADs attract baitfish that in turn are an attraction for a sequentially; then release the FAD followed by more rope remarkable number of pelagics of every description. Bahia Real Estate 624-141-0277 C & G Builders 624-124-8012 and the large marker buoy from the final boat in the line. Robert Rosa Builder cell 406-580-0395 FADs have been around for decades, and frankly, my per- Coldwell Banker 624-141-0808 On signal, the first bag was dropped, and the others fol- 530-545-3407 ASM Windows and Doors cell 624-100-0516 sonal relationship with them has had rocky beginnings. lowed flawlessly gaining speed as they plunged into the DeDe Bacon
Christine Rodgers 206-669-1675 depths. Then, the team released the FAD itself. All eyes Somewhere in the mid-1980s, after reading many glow- followed the sequence to the final boat with the marker ing reports of the successes of placing FADs in Hawaii and beyond, a handful of my fishing buddies and I decid- buoy. Rentals/Hotels
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Where to Eat Insurance & Legal Baja Legal 612-136-4598
Caffe Encinalito (Located on Costa Brava Blvd) Joe’s Pizza 624-130-2222 Where to Shop Mercado la Costa El Toro y La Luna 624-100-1991
Salt & Cotton 541-545-3407 Spiritual/Wellness Baja Beach Boutique 624-124-8057 LB Chocolate Shop 624-121-9252 East Cape Community Fellowship www.eastcapecf.com Joe’s Deli (20th Novembre at La Curva) Healing Winds [email protected] 624-358-8347
Cut out this page and keep it close at hand
ONLY TO RECEIVE a frantic email just a few days before my sched- uled departure that tragically read “Foxi Lady” had caught on fire and for the important numbers on it! burned to the water line; however, thankfully, everyone was safe.
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Recycle by sharing with a friend or return to East Capers Rack! Read the color version online at www.eastcapearts.com Annual Shakespeare Conference here giving locals the chance Baja Shakespeare to rub elbows with bigwigs from all over the world. Recent th plays are truly a collaborative creation with the troupe now tak- 20 Season!! ing on the role of playwright in addition to the multitude of By: Camilla Ford roles they already perform: actors, set designers and builders, Baja Shakespeare will be celebrating its 20th year this lighting and sound designers, producers, advertisers, costumers, season! Is it possible?! What started as a conversation be- make -up artists, musicians, choreographers, stage managers, tween Clarence Moyers ("Smokehouse Clarence") and and everything else. Bob and Lesley Currier (Marin Shakespeare Directors), BS offers the raw, wonderful, honest, naïve, and fresh energy of over smoked fish, has become an artistic entity with a the actors. There is nothing jaded or stale about this kind of the- momentum of its own. ater. And, that is quite appealing. “We are pioneers, rebels and We have finally become a troupe in the spirit of Shake- spirited, proving that anything is possible,” says actor/producer speare: a group of talented, energetic, scrappy ruffians Kim Scholefield. “We’re never too old to try something new!” who will do anything to put on a show. Somehow, the combination of directors, actors, production
When Baja Shakespeare first started out, most people, team, audience, and parties, has created that Baja magic, and including the actors, thought it was a joke. “The town will Baja Shakespeare lives on. Bob Currier called it, “A propitious get its kicks and then move on to what it knows: windsurf- confluence of energies.” Others call it a miracle…So, “forget ing (now kiting) and fishing.” Well, here we are 20 years your troubles, come on get happy” and enjoy the miracle of Ba- later with non-profit status, a Board, “Friends of Shake- ja Shakespeare ’s 20th season! Write the dates in your calendars: speare,” live music, BS even hosted the 2006 March 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14.
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
This is not all the activities, just the ones we know of right now!
OCTOBER JANUARY
th 26 Tuna Shoot Out Hotel Palmas de Cortez 31st Halloween FEBRUARY NOVEMBER 8th Winter Fest st 1 All Saints Day 12th Asociacion de Artes Artist Studio Tour nd 2 All Souls Day rd nd 22 Monte Carlo Night 2 Recycle Day – first Thursday of the month th 25 Fat Tuesday 16th Community Market at LB City Park begins 29th Leap Year / Carnival Market held every Saturday thru April th 20 Revolution Day Memorial MARCH st 21 Thanksgiving 7th Shakespeare Play Opening st 21 Feed the Hungry Fashion Show 8th Shakespeare Play nd 22 Baja 1000 Start in Ensenada th th 11 Shakespeare Play 23 Rotary Taste of East Cape th th 10 Shakespeare Play 30 Paella Party/Dance th 12 Shakespeare Play DECEMBER 13th Shakespeare Play st 1 Asociacion de Artes Art Festival at 14th Shakespeare Play Closing Night
Colina del Sol th th 15 Asociacion de Artes Festival de Artes 5 Guild Holiday Fundraising Dinner 28th New Creations Auction at La Playa 7th Taste of East Cape 19th Garage Sale Caps for Cancer—in La Ribera APRIL th 12 Easter — Monthly — th 15 Bocce Ball Tournament
Recycling is first Thursday each Month
Movie Night is first and third Friday— January thru April
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Recycle by sharing with a friend or return to East Capers Rack! Read the color version online at www.eastcapearts.com Annual Shakespeare Conference here giving locals the chance Baja Shakespeare to rub elbows with bigwigs from all over the world. Recent th plays are truly a collaborative creation with the troupe now tak- 20 Season!! ing on the role of playwright in addition to the multitude of By: Camilla Ford roles they already perform: actors, set designers and builders, Baja Shakespeare will be celebrating its 20th year this lighting and sound designers, producers, advertisers, costumers, season! Is it possible?! What started as a conversation be- make -up artists, musicians, choreographers, stage managers, tween Clarence Moyers ("Smokehouse Clarence") and and everything else. Bob and Lesley Currier (Marin Shakespeare Directors), BS offers the raw, wonderful, honest, naïve, and fresh energy of over smoked fish, has become an artistic entity with a the actors. There is nothing jaded or stale about this kind of the- momentum of its own. ater. And, that is quite appealing. “We are pioneers, rebels and We have finally become a troupe in the spirit of Shake- spirited, proving that anything is possible,” says actor/producer speare: a group of talented, energetic, scrappy ruffians Kim Scholefield. “We’re never too old to try something new!” who will do anything to put on a show. Somehow, the combination of directors, actors, production
When Baja Shakespeare first started out, most people, team, audience, and parties, has created that Baja magic, and including the actors, thought it was a joke. “The town will Baja Shakespeare lives on. Bob Currier called it, “A propitious get its kicks and then move on to what it knows: windsurf- confluence of energies.” Others call it a miracle…So, “forget ing (now kiting) and fishing.” Well, here we are 20 years your troubles, come on get happy” and enjoy the miracle of Ba- later with non-profit status, a Board, “Friends of Shake- ja Shakespeare ’s 20th season! Write the dates in your calendars: speare,” live music, BS even hosted the 2006 March 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14.
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
This is not all the activities, just the ones we know of right now!
OCTOBER JANUARY th 26 Tuna Shoot Out Hotel Palmas de Cortez 31st Halloween FEBRUARY NOVEMBER 8th Winter Fest st 1 All Saints Day 12th Asociacion de Artes Artist Studio Tour nd 2 All Souls Day rd nd 22 Monte Carlo Night 2 Recycle Day – first Thursday of the month th 25 Fat Tuesday 16th Community Market at LB City Park begins 29th Leap Year / Carnival Market held every Saturday thru April th 20 Revolution Day Memorial MARCH st 21 Thanksgiving 7th Shakespeare Play Opening st 21 Feed the Hungry Fashion Show 8th Shakespeare Play nd 22 Baja 1000 Start in Ensenada th th 11 Shakespeare Play 23 Rotary Taste of East Cape th th 10 Shakespeare Play 30 Paella Party/Dance th 12 Shakespeare Play DECEMBER 13th Shakespeare Play st 1 Asociacion de Artes Art Festival at 14th Shakespeare Play Closing Night
Colina del Sol th th 15 Asociacion de Artes Festival de Artes 5 Guild Holiday Fundraising Dinner 28th New Creations Auction at La Playa 7th Taste of East Cape 19th Garage Sale Caps for Cancer—in La Ribera APRIL th 12 Easter — Monthly — th 15 Bocce Ball Tournament
Recycling is first Thursday each Month
Movie Night is first and third Friday— January thru April
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Fads, fact and fiction Our spirits were high and excited chatter filled the VHF By: Gary Graham radio as we headed out to the selected location for our FAD. Flat calm seas greeted us as we passed the Pt. Loma Directory of Advertisers A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a Lighthouse at the tip of Point Loma. Once on station, four of the larger boats circled stern to stern, each with at least man-made object used to attract ocean-going fish such as a dozen bags lined up on the swim steps attached in marlin, tuna, dorado, wahoo and other pelagics. The de- Real Estate vices usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the sequence -- to each other. Baja Properties 624-141-0075 Building/Construction ocean floor with concrete blocks. By all accounts, the Our carefully laid out plan was to dump the sand bags Homes and Land of Baja US 310-494-5700 CMC Construction 624-124-8176 FADs attract baitfish that in turn are an attraction for a sequentially; then release the FAD followed by more rope remarkable number of pelagics of every description. Bahia Real Estate 624-141-0277 C & G Builders 624-124-8012 and the large marker buoy from the final boat in the line. Robert Rosa Builder cell 406-580-0395 FADs have been around for decades, and frankly, my per- Coldwell Banker 624-141-0808 On signal, the first bag was dropped, and the others fol- 530-545-3407 ASM Windows and Doors cell 624-100-0516 sonal relationship with them has had rocky beginnings. lowed flawlessly gaining speed as they plunged into the DeDe Bacon
Christine Rodgers 206-669-1675 depths. Then, the team released the FAD itself. All eyes Somewhere in the mid-1980s, after reading many glow- followed the sequence to the final boat with the marker ing reports of the successes of placing FADs in Hawaii and beyond, a handful of my fishing buddies and I decid- buoy. Rentals/Hotels
ed that we would place one of our own in the middle of Suddenly there was a commotion! Eyes widened. With Health/Beauty Wolf Property Management 624-124-8171 the 9 -Mile Bank off San Diego. every member of the team watching helplessly, one mem- East Cape Health Center 624-124-8203 East Cape Vacation Rentals 624-141-0381
We all pitched in with funds, time and effort and staged ber on the final boat with the marker buoy frantically East Cape Dental 624-141-0375 Casa Kootenau B&B 612-122-0006 threw a metal grappling hook at the slowly sinking line the entire project at the San Diego Yacht Club. There, we East Cape Home Health 624-184-6953 Rancho La Venta 612-156-2347 constructed the device out of PVC and filled many, many that had somehow come untied. Salon de Cortez 624-124-8056 bags with sand with which to anchor the device. Venture failed! The VHF remained eerily silent as the Permanent Make-up 624-414-0422 By late spring on a Saturday morning, our flotilla of sports flotilla slowly made its way back to port. Solutions Clinica de Belleza 624-414-0422 Services fishers, ranging from small skiffs to Bruce Kessler’s 48- FADS continued to be a success story in many locations. Spa de Cortez Therapic Massage 624-160-1203 Pay Dennis 624-141-0261 foot “Zopilote,” gathered at the yacht club to be loaded One of the most notable was roughly 100 miles off Que- G & T Pest Control 624-182-1963 with the various components, including sandbags, the pos, Costa Rica, where anglers were regularly hooking 10 PVC structure and lots of anchor line. or more marlin per trip. As with all fishing, some raise Activities Wolf Property Management 624-124-8171 more than that and reports of hooking and releasing dou- Awesome Charter Boats cell – 624-141-0231 FiberTech 624-358-2900 ble-digit billfish in a single day are not uncommon. ECTech Solar 624-119-8640 Awesome Activities 624-182-2355 When my friends Pete and Denise Wishney, based out of Exotikte 541-380-0948 Toronet 624-980-0621 Los Suenos Marina, invited me to fish the FADS offshore Awesome Horse Beach Rides 624-141-0231 Oscar the Mechanic 624-117-3412 from Suenos, Costa Rica, in early July 2014, I eagerly QuadGirl ATV Rentals 888-782-3748 Rochin Olachea 624-141-0343 accepted their invitation.
Where to Eat Insurance & Legal Baja Legal 612-136-4598
Caffe Encinalito (Located on Costa Brava Blvd) Joe’s Pizza 624-130-2222 Where to Shop Mercado la Costa El Toro y La Luna 624-100-1991
Salt & Cotton 541-545-3407 Spiritual/Wellness Baja Beach Boutique 624-124-8057 LB Chocolate Shop 624-121-9252 East Cape Community Fellowship www.eastcapecf.com Joe’s Deli (20th Novembre at La Curva) Healing Winds [email protected] 624-358-8347
Cut out this page and keep it close at hand
ONLY TO RECEIVE a frantic email just a few days before my sched- uled departure that tragically read “Foxi Lady” had caught on fire and for the important numbers on it! burned to the water line; however, thankfully, everyone was safe.
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Cowboy Felix’s interview with Kody Sanders: F: Have you ever ridden before coming to Baja’s Awesome Only to receive a frantic email just a Kody Sanders is just 8 years old and has a love of horses. He Beach Rides? K: No. few days before my scheduled depar- discovered that love here with us at Baja’s Awesome Beach F: Do you like coming to Baja’s Awesome Beach ture that tragically read “Foxi Lady” Rides. He started from the very beginning, getting to know Rides? K: Yes, because I like seeing the horses and riding had caught on fire and burned to the
the horses, catching, grooming, picking up manure, tacking, them. water line; however, thankfully, every- training and riding. He has an enthusiasm for hard work. F: How do you feel when you ride? K: I feel happy. one was safe.
Corral owner Theresa Comber says Kody has a natural abil- F: What do you think when you ride? K: I think it is fun! Since then, most of the offshore tour- ity with horses and calls him a horse ‘savant’, deeply at- F: Which one is your favorite horse? K: Big Red! naments held on the waters surround- tached and knowing. Kody was born here in Baja. His father F: Why is Big Red your favorite horse? K: Because he is ing the tip of Baja now require that all is Ian Sanders who owns Exotikite along with his mother pretty. I like his name. I like how he looks. He is big and fish hooked must be reported, and their
Megan O’Leary, also owner of ‘Chakra Boutique’ and a yo- strong. I also like his color location noted. Often, seemingly, while ga instructor. inside the grid, some hookups seem to be in the middle of nowhere, where it Cowboy Felix Interviewing Kody: would seem unlikely fish would be F: What do you think of horses? K: I like them a lot. congregating. I actually love them. F: Why do you like them that much? K: Because you This has led to speculation by some can ride them. But I also like washing them, grooming them, local captains and crews that with the cleaning after them. I love riding them. I like riding bare- success of the FADS off the coast in back also! Costa Rica, could there be some un- marked Phantom FADS that have been set in the waters surrounding Cabo San Lucas? journey. Traditions include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using calaveras, aztec The answer to this question has thus far neither been con- marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the firmed or for that matter denied. However, I suspect that departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. hook -ups in strange places may draw more scrutiny from teams and crews than ever before this upcoming season. In La Paz there is an annual two-evening festival to cele- brate The Day of the Dead. There are displays of altars, a competition for those dressed as Catrinas and Calaveras, children’s workshops, traditional foods and entertainment Festival Dia de Muertos on stage. It’s a huge family event, a great La Paz tradi- tion, and it’s free. In past years, the festival would get underway at 6 p.m. and pick up in La Paz speed during the evening at the Esplanada Nov. 1-2, Festival de Día de Muertos: The Day of the de la Unidad Cultural Prof. Jesús Castro Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday that focuses Agúndez, which is between Altamirano on gatherings of family and friends to remember those and Heroes de Independencia, and between who have died and to help support their spiritual Navarro and Legaspi.
Short nap after a long day of riding!!
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Recycle by sharing with a friend or return to East Capers Rack! Read the color version online at www.eastcapearts.com Kody & Big Red learning about horses for the past 9 months. She is a tal- ented and natural “horse girl”, very confident and a fast By: Cowboy Felix Gonzale learner. She gets along well with Kody and they are very coordinated while working amongst and caring for the ten The first time I met 8 year old Kody Sanders a year horses, doing chores, cleaning the water buckets, feeding and a half ago at our horse corrals I introduced him to our ten horses. I asked which horse he liked the and even giving worm medicine. most and which he wanted to ride. He quickly and resoundingly said 'Big Red'! I immediately thought “Well, he has a good eye and that’s a good start!” Big Red is the alpha horse of the herd, the leader, the
one that all the horses respect. He is also a very
strong and powerful horse, with a not very nice repu- tation in his past. And seriously, I thought it was go-
ing to take a very long time for Kody to be able to
handle that big, strong horse out on a ride. But Kody has been focused and very persistent; he was deter-
mined to ride Big Red out of the control of the arena. After a lot of concentrated training and hands on bonding between he and the horse, I finally decided to give him a chance. I must admit that I was nervous at first, but Kody's self-confidence reassured me and
we truly enjoyed Kody’s first ‘Big Red’ ride to the
beach. I am super proud of Kody. Kody’s family,
especially his abuelo Kevin ‘Chief’ O’Leary, have been supporting him with dedication and encourage- ment. They should all be proud! Kody on a beach ride enjoying the water
Annabella Fariselli is part of the team too! At 12
years old, with no prior experience she has been Continued on Page 18
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Even in Cabo, and you don’t have to Same Great
eat rice and beans By: Penny Nichols Gringo Gazette April 2018 Service!
If you’re contemplating making a permanent move down to Ba- By: Claire Little ja, or if you’ve already pulled the trigger, one of the biggest fac- Joe ’s got a new look… and we are not talking about his tors to consider is the cost of living. Sure, we’ve all heard it ’s cheaper to live in Mexico, but just how much cheaper? beard!
A new survey from Best Places In the World To Retire found The same great food and service in new locations. You the answer is, to put it simply, a lot cheaper. can now find Joe’s Pizza (did anyone ever call it Ciao
Beppe??) in Mercado La Costa, just down from Chapitos. Almost half of the 1, 129 expats surveyed reported that their cost All your favorite pizzas, pasta and salads are still availa- of living was reduced by more than 50 percent when they moved ble and some new dishes too. Wash them down with a to Mexico. And of the expats surveyed who live in Baja Califor- Given this information, it shoucl come as no surprise that drink from the new La Catrina Taproom and Bar, serving nia Sur, more than 90 percent said they have a lower cost of liv- respondents said they don’t stress out over money as much all your usual beverages and 6 tasty flavors of beer on tap ing. down here, with more than two thirds saying they worry from Baja Brewing Co. We’ve also branched out to La “much less” or at least a little less” about dinero. More than Ribera! You can find us at Efren’s Restaurant cooking Up in Baja California Norte, almost 75 percent of expats sur- 46 percent of Americans surveyed fall into the “much less” veyed said their cost of living decreased by 50 percent or more. Joe's pizza on our newly installed special wood-fired ov- category, while just 38 percent of Canadians feel the same en. Because they’re living so thrifty, survey respondents said they way. were able to purchase more goods and services, which increased Parking has been an issue for Joe’s Deli. We have fixed A few other interesting findings from the survey: their standard of living. Those services included things like the problem and have moved into Joe’s Pizza’s old loca- lawn care and housekeeping (tasks they might normally do on • Womens’s expenses dropped the most with 43.3 percent tion as you head North out of town. Ample parking and a their own back home), allowing them fewer chores and more reporting a greater than 50 percent reduction in expenses, larger store so we can stock more of your favorite good- free time. (The survey didn’t report just how people spent that while only 35.6 percent of men reported a 50 percent or ies. We have an expanded bakery and are now offering extra free time, but we’re willing to bet its on the beach, or at the greater reduction in expenses. breakfast and lunch. Did we mention we now have a bar or on a golf course.) • The group reporting the biggest drop in expenses was Deli in La Ventana too?
divorced people at 50.5 percent followed by singles (44.7 There is also lots going on at Mercado La Costa in Los
percent) and then married people (36.6 percent) Barriles where you can eat, drink, shop and relax. We just Expats from the S.S. reduced their expenses much more than don ’t have enough space here to tell you everything! We Canadians, with 44.5 percent of Americans reporting a great- are always happy to hear from you, get in touch to find er than 50 percent decrease, and only 29.6 percent of Canadi- out more and don’t miss out on our latest news and . ans reporting the same thing. special offers. If you’d like to see the survey’s full findings, visit [email protected] www.bestplacesintheworldtoretire.com and download a free copy. Just click on Newsletters/Studies/eBooks and then www.facebook.com/joespizzalosbarriles scroll down to “Is It Cheaper To Live In Mexico?” www.facebook.com/joesdelilosbarriles
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medications can reduce inflammation and pain improving the Spread Your Wings Continued From Page 14 ability to use the joint. But for the last 20 years, the Arthritis child swimming and locked with their leader to find fish, cor- NEW LOCATION!!! Working out with Arthritis Foundation has recommended ‘movement as the best medi- cine ’. ral, star fish, even a turtle! Spread your wings and fly, above By: Sefi Held the water or below, it’s to the benefit of our community’s Arthritis is the most common chronic condition in the If exercise is an important component in the comprehensive children that we teach, share, inspire, enlighten them to the Oscar the United States and Canada affecting 40+ million older health care management program of an individual with arthri- benefits of their world. With the intention that the more they adults, about half of all people over the age of 65. It’s a tis, we need to ask some important questions: What kind of know, experience and understand, the more likely they are to Mechanic serious disease that affects 1 in 5 North Americans and movement will help and not exacerbate an already painful con- protect it. And this program happens because of you, your
60% of those diagnosed with arthritis are women. There dition? How can instructors help these clients? movie night participation, your recycling, our dedicated sum- are over 100 kinds of arthritis, some that affect children Let ’s review the components of physical fitness that are benefi- WE WORK ON CARS & TRUCKS mertime volunteers and your donations. Muchisimas gracias, as well, but the most common is Osteoarthritis (OA) – cial to an individual with arthritis, share some general guide- Next to Freddy’s Key Shop on 20 Novembre lines from the Arthritis Foundation that address exercise safety truly, on behalf of these children and Mother Nature! the uneven wearing down of cartilage and other cush- ioning structures, as well as inflammation in and around and effectiveness. Open Monday thru Saturday the joint that cause pain, stiffness or swelling. Inflam- Clients with arthritis are reluctant to engage in physical activity mation is sometimes due to the drying around a joint, because of pain or fear of pain, fear of worsening symptoms or 8am to 5pm
less moisture, less fluid, less nourishment. It is consid- damaging joints. The problem is that rest and lack of exercise Call us at: (cell) 624-117-3412 ered the nation’s most common cause of disability. The or activity may lead to muscular atrophy and a decrease in joint
photo below shows the structural change of a joint with mobility, which is precisely why exercise is now recommend-
arthritis. ed. It is apparent that there is a lack of information from fitness
Arthritis means, “joint inflammation” and may affect professionals about how to engage clients to move beyond fear one or more aspects of a joint. The degree to which toward better health through optimal movement. It starts with joints are affected by arthritis varies considerably educating your client about moving safely. among the various rheumatic diseases. Most rheumatic diseases are chronic; however, they can be managed Joint Health
through proper treatment. When a joint is inflamed, it We understand the concept of stabilization as well as various exercises that strengthen and stretch all muscles around a par- appears red, swollen, warm and tender to the touch. The joint also will lose function. The loss of function may ticular joint which means that the joint capsule or joint articu- lations will anatomically fit better and will wear more evenly. even persist when the inflammation subsides. Many We understand that Yoga and Pilates works subtly from the inside out, starting with deep stabilization muscles that create inner warmth and then moving toward the more superficial and distal muscles with just a few repetitions of many kinds of movements. Many different exercises for one joint help to en- sure an equal balance of strength and flexibility from all an- gles.
We know that the more we move and breathe, the better the circulation around the joint which carries nourishment and
moisture to the joint for better functioning and healing. Our movements are not quick (i.e., tennis) or high impact (i.e., jumping rope, running). Our movements are smooth and con- trolled with no impact.
Components that Help Promote Joint Health
Research from the Arthritis Foundation confirms that the com-
ponents of physical fitness that help clients with arthritis are:
muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, range of
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Spread Your Wings and Fly motion/flexibility work, posture/body mechanics, Caps For Cancer By: Theresa Comber By: Annette Kaiser balance, coordination, body awareness training, At first, it seemed all 20 kids had just fallen asleep sitting breathing techniques, and relaxation techniques. We are thrilled that our donations of hundreds of caps are up. Eyes closed in wistful concentration; they were actually being sent from groups of volunteers from Alaska through listening to recordings of birds. Their eyes closed assign- Flexibility exercises relieve stiffness and help restore the U.S. down the Baja. There is a group of ladies who ment? Match the bird to its song. And they did! When they movement through complete PAIN FREE range of call themselves the Knotty Knitters in a trailer park in motion, prevent loss of motion and deformity and Idaho, who regularly send hundreds of caps. weren’t learning about birds or listening to birds, they were minimize stiffness. scurrying about, binoculars fixed to their eyes, staring up into the trees, hardly able to control their excited whispers Muscular endurance exercises ensure that the weak We now have a large group of ladies in La Ribera who when they found…a cardinal! Look over there, it’s an ori- muscles around a joint are strengthened. This can be meet once a month to discuss their patterns and share in- ole! There’s a white winged dove! Fast, a Baja humming- done through isotonic exercises or those that involve formation. They too are a very prolific group of crafts- bird is on the feeder! I found a nest with a baby! It was all some resistance (flex bands, resistance loops, body men. Same in Los Barrriles.
part of July’s three week Curso de Verano summer camp weight or isometric work - i.e. stabilization of pelvis All our donations go to the children with Cancer, ladies with the theme ‘Abre tus alas y vuela’ – ‘Open your wings or shoulder girdle) that we do so often in Yoga and group with Cancer, 3 orphanages and the homeless chil- Pilates. dren in the Cabo arroyos. Thank you to all the ladies who and fly’. A bird focused summer camp that kept 100 local are so generous with their time and talent. kids, ages 6 to 12, busy learning, playing sports, making Cardio activities such as bicycling, walking and
crafts, swimming and having their ‘best summer ever’ right swimming are also good as long as the individuals As we are always in need of yarn. We are holding a rum- here in Los Barriles. As an integral part of the Environmen- with arthritis have guidance on the appropriateness mage sale in La tal Education portion of East Cape Recycling, the summer of these exercises and how to proceed safely. This is where we can teach proper form and alignment. Ribera December bird fun was held at the nearly 6-acre plant and tree filled 16, to raise funds to ‘Baja’s Resort at East Cape’, which has become a literal Posture and body mechanics training is very im- portant in lying down, sitting, standing, and moving purchase more yarn. aviary with endless birds of all types and feathers. Feeding If you have house- as in gait. Narrowing the foot position in squats will stations set up for a month helped to further attract birds for hold items, clothing challenge Balance training. However if the knee or hip joints are painful, keep a wide secure foot base etc to donate, con- and move the hips and knees in the best PAIN FREE tact Annette at range of motion. Limit abduction of the hip if there [email protected]
is pain. Hat Recipients
Coordination activities are excellent to help teach
stabilization of one body part (the body part that is sore and maybe only needs isometric contractions) and mobilization of another part. This also helps de- velop focus and awareness. Awareness training helps a client get in touch with where the body is in space and in relation to other body parts. (e.g., flexing one
knee and then the other and noticing any differ- ences).
Deep breathing while practicing and performing the exercises is very important and we do this well in Yoga and Pilates, but now, we are reminded that deep breathing moves oxygen as well as other nutri-
ents to all the cells and joints of the body to aid in scouting with their new binoculars as each child received nourishment and joint health. their very own. The kids seamlessly transitioned from flying birds to swim- Participants see that their goals of relieving joint
ming birds, becoming ‘penguinos’ when they splashed in stiffness, restoring or maintaining joint range of mo- tion, maintaining strength, and improving posture for their swim lessons. For six of the days, we had hundred kids a day, 4 pools, 24 volunteers, logistics to assure safety, can all be met safely. and it’s the highlight of the camp. The ultimate goal? Teach kids how to swim to share with them the incredibly bio- diverse Sea of Cortez that is right in their backyard. The last
Friday of camp each child dons their very own mask and
snorkel swimming on the reef in front of Rancho Buena
Vista. This time 30 volunteers, each
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for the best booth decoration. We have a lot of things to Parting With Rescue Dasc (Team Angel)
The team wishes to thank all the supporters for their financial Fashion Mistakes In Abu Dhabi contributions, sponsorship and all the emotional support they By: Kelly Martin By: Angel Martinez & Christine Courtright got throughout this journey to Abu Dhabi. Ángel, our Los Bar-
riles “favorite son”, is also so honored that he has been able to A change of seasons brings the perfect oppor- Late this September, the team that we call Team Angel, who make our East Cape community so proud. tunity to get psyched up about revising your is Ángel Martínez of LB, and Alan Escobar and Olivia wardrobe to reflect your style. Packing away López both from La Paz,the three University of La Paz stu- summer clothes, bringing out winter clothes, and dents who introduced the world to the Resuce Dasc. clearing out closets and dresser drawers may be Through the many preliminary contests all over Mexico and dreadful to contemplate but not always hard
the world, the team won a coveted spot to the most impres- work once you are at it. Find at least 2 sive Computer and Science Fair, ExpoSciences Internation- hours for this activity, make sure you have the al in Abu Dhabi. Below is a short report from Angel: proper supplies before you begin. Start by tak- ing everything out of your closets and dressers,
The contest as you know it was a non-competitive event, putting it on the bed. Go through your ward- because there were the best projects from all around the robe, item by item. Keep only the things you world they can´t be evaluated as in a competition. But we love--things that make you look and feel good. received a medal and a participation diploma. If you are not sure, try things on in front of
In the event we met people from all around the world. In the a full-length mirror or ask a friend or spouse event there were more than 500 teams, 40 of them were their honest opinion. Don’t forget your fash- Mexicans (the biggest delegation). ion accessories as well: jewelry, watches, scarves, costumes, purses, hats, and shoes. Do you like The last day was something that we call "Cultural night" in them? Do you wear them? Do you need that night all the delegations around the world get a booth them? Consider the various lives you lead and One therapeutic way of dealing with your dis- and decorate it trying to share the most possible about the the clothes you need for them: work, dress-up, cards is to take them into Susie 's Consign- culture from their countries. Also, the delegations were able exercise, and comfort. If you haven't worn to present a traditional dance. ments. Use your profits from your effortless something in a year, be willing to part with it, sales to purchase garments that put a smile on As you can imagine the Mexican delegation won the award even if it was expensive. Saving clothing your face. Keep the circle of good going. for purely sentimental reasons should be recon- sidered. Be willing to pass them on to some- one else who will love them as much as you once did. Each of us has wardrobe mistakes that clutter up their sense of style and tempt them to whine about a lack of options.
Clearing our closets of past incarnations provides the space and freedom for us to choose cloth- ing in the future that will reflect our sense of
style and comfort. Plunge in, purge out, then pack up all those dearly loved items for depar- ture.
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clude families preparing the deceased’s favorite food festival has the biggest global reputation, it is one of many The Guild is fortunate to have the support of so many and placing it either at an altar in the home or by their individuals and businesses in helping support our mis- important holidays in the Mexican calendar. Carnaval in grave alongside flowers and other items. February is a particularly big deal, with it being a close rela- sion of Education in the East Cape. We are pleased that Costa Palmas has chosen to partner with the Guild in Thought to have origins that go back to the Aztecs tive to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The festival is held as the last chance for people to indulge ahead of Lent when providing 5 of our high school students with College around 3,000 years ago, the Day of the Dead is recog- many will be encouraged scholarships! In addition, they also funded 13 high nized by UNESCO on the list of ‘intangible cultural school students for the school year. The guild has also heritage of humanity’ and continues to have major sig- to give up certain foods nificance to Mexican communities across the world. or other habits for the partnered with the Los Barriles Rotary who provided funds for 3 college students. The East Cape Guild period. As such, it tends Celebrations in Baja California- So, while it is clear to lead to wild celebra- funded the remaining 10 college students. In total we that the Day of the Dead festival has a growing profile provided 18 college scholarships in addition to the 161 tions across the country across the world, just what is the celebration like for as a whole including in High School Scholarships. both those living in Baja California and visitors who Baja, with La Paz once Another unexpected donation from last season was from may head to the region for the festival? Well, the gen- again being a hive of Jackie Reeves/Yoga Garden who had two showings of eral consensus appears to be that you should not expect activity. Ruth Bader Ginsberg movie and raised enough money to fund 2 high school girls.
The Guild would not be in the financial position to fund as many students as we do without the ongoing support of the weekly musicians, guests and La Fogata from Open Mic Nights. We look forward to the 2019/2020 Open Mic Night season. Jill and Bruce Borggreve’s have been gen- erous donors with their annual Rancho Leonero fishing tournament that have supported many high school scholar-
ships every year. This past May was a very fun and suc- cessful tournament with the most dollars ever raised.
Cheryl Dondlinger continues to have her pesos jar to sup- port the guild and raises enough money to fund a few stu- dents every year. Billie Brady generated donations for the Guild through her fun Chili Cook Off party.
The annual Ian Brochill Pickleball tournament was fun for all and we appreciate the tournament funds gifted to the Guild for high school scholarships. The tournament raised over $4,000 this year.
The guild generates most of our funds from our annual fund raiser events which will be Paella Party/Dance on November 30th, Monte Carlo Night February 22, and Bocce Ball Tournament on April 15th.
We are humbled by the kindness and giving of the com-
munity and thank all the individual donors, as well as, all
the merchants who generously give to the Guild. Togeth- er we are making a difference for the children of the East Cape.
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Crispy Garlic Mojo de Ajo By: Renée Lagloire
Garlic lovers can get effusive about Mexican crispy garlic mojo de ajo (pronounced “mo-ho dey ah-ho). Some even go to the extreme of calling it “liquid gold!” Is it really that good? Yep! This crispy garlic mash-up is scrump- tious. And it is versatile. It can be a sauce, marinade, dip- ping sauce, condiment, topping. And for all its delicious- ness, mojo de ajo is super easy to make. It only has four
ingredients!
Mojo de ajo is loosely translated as “drenched in garlic.” With the exception of salt, the ingredients for mojo de ajo (garlic, olive, lime) are not native to the Americas. Salt was available in many places around the world. In Mesoa- merica, it appears in the archaeological record by 1700 years ago in the coastal areas of the Mayan empire. Garlic is from Central Asia. It was brought to the Middle East and Europe as medicine, and as an aphrodisiac. Olives originated in the Mediterranean basin, with evidence that they were pressed into oil by 8,000 years ago. Citrus is native to the south east foothills of the Himalayas, with
citron (a type of citrus fruit) being grown in India also by
8,000 years ago. It is impressive how much movement of foods had to happen before these mojo de ajo ingredients
could come together, in the Canary Islands, to make beau- tiful flavor! From there, it was brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadores. Today, foods are prepared al mojo de ajo in many parts of the Caribbean and coastal regions of Latin America, with a variety of local adapta-
tions to the recipe. Throughout Mexico, it is a popular way to prepare shrimp and fish.
In addition to seafood, you can use your mojo de ajo with chicken, meat, vegetables, eggs, pastas, pizzas, soups, even popcorn! Undoubtedly, those of you who make a jar of
mojo de ajo will find dozens of creative ways to use it. In
a spirit of disclosure, though, mojo de ajo could up your mojo game in the kitchen (pronounced “mo-joe”). And that, could be a delicious thing!
Mojo de Ajo Recipe 10 ounces chopped garlic, pieces should be about 1/8 inch 2 cups olive oil 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup fresh lime juice
Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Stir together the garlic, oil and salt in an 8x5-inch glass loaf pan (or similar dish, make sure all the garlic is submerged), slide it into the oven and bake until the garlic is soft and lightly brown, about 45 to 55 minutes.
Add the lime juice and return to the oven for 20 minutes for the garlic to absorb the lime and turn golden
brown.
Using an old-fashioned potato masher or large fork, mash
the garlic into a coarse purée. Pour the mixture into a
wide-mouth storage container and refrigerate until
you’re ready to enjoy. Your jar of mojo de ajo will last up to 3 months in the fridge (as long as the garlic stays submerged under the oil.)
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A Hurricane Lorena Story By: Carol Dunbar
Trying to monitor the level of water in the arroyo was becoming difficult. Everything outside the win- dow looked grey except the branches of the tree closest, which were like black lashes whipping wild- ly, furiously - dangerously close. I envisioned a branch smashing a hole in the window and torrents of wind propelled water flooding into my bedroom.
My motor home remained intact but I could feel the impact of the gale force wind against the length of
it. The pounding of the rain was deafening and the shrieking of the wind frightening. The storm raged on until it seemed to lessen fractionally.
This was a temporary reprise. It intensified again with the There were unidentifiable objects, their forms lost in wind shifting direction. The structure that held the shade the grey of land, water and air, barely visible as they cloth on the roof of my motor home began to come apart were blown about madly. I had experienced hurri- and I heard creaking and scraping as it did so. The cover- canes before, but never so intense. My feelings ing beat against the roof and side of the RV with sections were a strange combination of excitement and a tearing loose and flying off. There was nothing I could do calm fearlessness. I was not afraid of losing my life, about it, so I lay back and let my mind wander. Surprising- although I did think it was a possibility. I performed ly enough I dozed off for a while. a few sensible tasks like shutting the propane gas off and packing a survival bag with passport, change of I awoke from a dream in which people, some of them clothes, valuable jewelry and tablet, although I had strangers, filled my large and elegant home and were mill- no intentions of going anywhere. I had my flashlight ing around helping themselves to whatever they found and making a mess of things. I was doing my best to maintain and water bottle handy and pretty much sat back and watched the show. a semblance of order but was becoming somewhat an-
noyed in my dream. Meanwhile, in my waking life the At one point there was a pounding at my door and hurricane was continuing its assault. I felt less panic calling of my name, barely audible above the sounds awake, with the storm raging around me, than I did in my of the storm. To my great surprise, two figures bun- dream. Checking the water level out towards the arroyo, I dled up and barely recognizable, were outside offer- saw no great threat. I did, however, find myself speaking ing to escort me to a safer place. These two men with God in prayer. I totally surrendered myself to His were making the rounds, checking up on people and will. There was no feeling of fear, regret or anxiety. I was offering help. I declined the invitation to higher truly calm and accepting of whatever was to happen. ground but expressed my gratitude and admiration Once again, I drifted off to sleep. at their noble efforts. They carried on. The next time I woke it took me several sec- onds to realize the storm had abated. The
downpour had ceased. There was no howl-
ing wind. What I did hear was the bleating of young goats. It sounded like a huddle of frightened creatures crying for their mothers coming from somewhere not too far off. I opened my eyes and looked out into my yard. Tables, chairs and the scattered re- mains of the screened in room I used as a studio littered the lot. There was a huge branch of one of the lovely shade trees lying
across part of the fence and most of my gar-
den. Beyond, there were great pools of water but no sign of a raging river flow- ing through the
arroyo. A smile
spread across my
face as I heard
myself say aloud "I survived!"
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NEW ORPHANAGE /
HOME FOR KIDS IN EL
CARDONAL By: Adam Greenberg
What’s this about a new orphanage being built in El Car- donal? You heard it correctly! Located in El Cardonal ‘Albergue Familia Tu Hogar, en El Cardonal’ is the culmi- nation of efforts by a group of compassionate Americans, their Mexican neighbors and the Board of Directors of Leaders2Give.org which is a 5013c registered non-profit in California, USA.
About 20 years ago money was raised to buy a piece of property in El Cardonal with the vision of building an or- phanage. Enough money was raised to build the first phase, Albergue / Orphange in La Paz, and approached me and
my team seeking to partner on this new project. Our plans but instead of creating an orphanage a more immediate need was solved and a storm shelter and medical clinic for the call for the current building to remain as a storm shelter/ local community was built. The government has since built community centre and 4 new buildings to be constructed. a new medical center though, so the time is right to repur- One will be a home for families with children who are pose the property and relook at the original plan (although caring for family members that are suffering from cancer the building still and will for the foreseeable future serve as or other terrible illnesses. The other 2 will be a girl’s and boy’s dormitory. We will have a common area for cook- a storm shelter.) ing, dining, laundry and entertainment. And we will also The group who own that property has followed my efforts have housing for volunteers who wish to contribute and overseeing New Creation Kids – Nuevo Creación Niños require a place to stay.
The facility will be run and managed by the local Mexican community and Leaders2Give will handle oversight and management support.
This is a massive endeavor which will require the buy in and support of not just this local community but of the global community. Funds will need to be raised, staff hired, a process to care for kids put in place and so on. It’s a big endeavor and I couldn’t think of a more loving and engaged community to help pull it off.
If you would like to get involved by donating time, money or ideas, please reach out to me via [email protected] because we will need all the help we can get.
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New Creations Kids every child goes to school, with supplies, uniforms, and with tuition paid where required. We prepare over 90 2019-20 Season meals a day (3 x 30 people.) We have to fill the propane By: Adam Greenberg tank, pay the electricity bill, maintain equipment, buy food, diapers, car insurance, fuel and the list goes on and on. Nuevo Creación Niños – New Creation Kids, is a home Despite this, the operational costs aren’t unmanageable at for kids whose parents struggle with addiction, are abu- approximately $10,000 pesos per week. If you think about sive, are in prison or have simply abandoned their chil- it, that’s less than the expense many of us incur to exist as dren because they are unable to care for them. These a single person in Canada or the US, let alone to care for a situations are difficult and complex. In some cases, chil- family of 30. That said, there is no government funding, dren are abandoned because of the reasons described so it is a challenge and we survive month to month. We above and in other cases it is because of financial or oth- make ends meet purely from donations, through fundrais- er distress. In some cases, such distress has been caused ing and from selling the hand-crafted items that are made
by the difficulties of caring for a sick child or family by the kids and volunteers in the shop (which was also member. There is a tremendous need for facilities like built and maintained through fundraising) so please visit us this is Mexico. In fact, I am proud to share that a new at the Saturday market and take home a very special, facility is being built in El Cardonal, 25 minutes north of meaningful and priceless souvenir. Los Barriles. More information on this endeavor is in a separate article or you can visit www.leaders2give.orgI Please also plan to attend our annual fundraiser which is one of the best parties of the season! On, Saturday March have been involved with www.newcreationkids.com for th the past 8 years. Over the years we have run various 28 , 2019 starting at 5pm, please join us for our fifth annu- fundraisers, bought all the kid’s new bikes, helped re- al fundraiser in support of Nuevo Creación Niños. Huge build after Hurricane Odile, planted a garden, installed thanks to La Playa Restaurant for hosting us yet again each chicken coups, held pizza parties and more. I have year. Every year, local businesses donate items which we auction off. Live music is played, food and drinks are sold and 100% of all the money raised goes to covering the op-
erational costs to keep things running at the orphanage. Leaders2Give and Nueva Creacion AC are 100% volunteer operated.
In fact, it
was all of this fund- raising and accounting which led me to form an official non -profit
which is reg- istered in the
State of Cal- i fornia. We are regis- tered under the name Leaders2Give, as a 5013c which means that your donation qualified for a federal tax deduction ᠀ This also forces us to have proper controls in place for accounting so
you can rest assured that 100% of the donations received go to supporting these kids. Receipts are kept and proper accounting controls are in place to protect your generous support.
If you have any questions, concerns, comments or wish to get involved either through a time or financial contribution please reach out to us: [email protected]
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We have seen many changes on the insurance front. If STROKE: you’re considering changing your International Health In- surance, or if you don’t have any, please come talk with me. We have plans with or without US coverage, short term va- Remember the 1st cation packages and TravelMedEvac Air ambulance taking Three Letters...S.T.R you to your home of record.
Lastly, we are currently working on another project to ex- Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to pand our ECHC service offerings to include Vision. Our identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness goal here is to open the East Cape Health Center – Vision spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer se- Center where we will provide visual acuity testing and full vere brain damage when people nearby fail to rec-
examinations to determine the need for corrective lenses, ognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors
and then to fabricate corrective lenses and fit to frames – all say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking on site. We will refer patients to our in-house ophthalmolo- three simple questions: gists in the event of disease related evaluations. We have a lot going on! Keep your eyes on the BPE, as S - Ask the individual to SMILE.
well as the ELB on FB, or visit our Website: east- capehealthcenter.org T - Ask the person to TALK - to speak a
Words from our Founder: simple sentence coherently. When I retired and moved down here, I quickly realized that (i.e. It is sunny out today.)
I wanted to bring quality care to our community and each year I want more and more improvements. And as our com- R - Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH munity grows, our needs are growing too! The ECHC ARMS. New Sign of a Stroke: Stick out wouldn’t be a fraction of what it is without the support of Your Tongue. this community, the outstanding support from our Rotary Club and the amazing contributions from great and generous Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person friends. With the help of all this support, I am doing what to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is crooked, has become my life’s dream! With tears of joy in my eyes, I if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an
cannot begin to thank those who helped make this possible. indication of a stroke.
Thank you! If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, get help immediately.
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We have also moved and expanded our Dental office to collectively, we’ve worked to create East Cape Recycling New Expansion where the ECHC Clinic was. Our new space for the Dental Baja & Environmental Education so that we have a choice Clinic includes three spacious operatories to allow room for how to and where to dispose of our short-lived consumer our expanded Dental team: Dr. Samir Ganelon, general goods. Plastics. Cardboards. Aluminum. Metals. We de- and Specialists dentist specializing in difficult molar extractions and learn- signed a method that our community, blessed to live on the By: Char Wenger ing the art of implants working alongside Dr. Jose Luis shores of the world’s second most biodiverse sea on the
Our goal is simple… provide the East Cape with the best Alonso, Dra. Veronica Tuchmann, general dentist specializ- planet, may be able to assure our footprint is not bearing health care we can! With a lot of generous contributions, ing in Orthodontics, Dr. Anna Belem Cruz, Endodontics, down toward this planetary threat. We know, without a we have made some amazing improvements. And as we and Dra. Miriam Flores Rocha, Periodontics. doubt, that the goods we are collecting and processing are revisit our goals, we continue to make plans for more im- being recycled and finding a second use. We know that we provements…. are channeling our nonprofit funds into educating and en- Are you traveling without insurance? With the help of many hands and a multitude of generous lightening our East Cape community’s children to become donors we have completed the construction that began in aware, and to care, for their own future’s sake.
September 2018! We are proud to announce our formal th Now’s the time to include recycling in your day to day life. grand opening on November, 18 , from 4 to 7. All are welcome to share a glass of bubbly and tour the new facili- Start. Join us. Create a system and separate your trash into reusable containers then drop them off to us. And lend a ties. Our new clinic has improved capacity and new equip- ment to provide emergency care – and now not just one hand or don’t, but do start recycling. Buy a Soda Stream so emergency room but space to accommodate multiple pa- "Now's the time. that the Coco Cola Company’s Topo Chico plastic bottles tients, which unfortunately is needed more and more. We with their 15-minute lifespan don’t spend more than your also have multiple private Doctor offices for our expanding Start. Join Us." lifespan in the landfill. Stop buying Costco’s single serve team. The facility is all I hoped it would be! By: Theresa Comber plastic bottles. Commit to the incredibly affordable five-
gallon containers that are refilled over and over, saving I ’d like to introduce our new doctors: Dra. Valeria Zavala Unless you were in an underground cave for the literally tens of thousands of plastic bottles from the land Mireles and Dr. Carlos Garza Durham, well trained physi- The Pharmacy has also expanded. Its scope now includes summer, it would have been hard not to hear the si- cians from Cozumel, Mexico. Working in close associa- fill. difficult to find controlled narcotics and sleep medications ren call that our planet’s health is under threat. Just tion with our H+ Specialists, our team of physicians pro- Seriously. Our planetary home, and its creatures, need us with competitive prices on these as well as all others. We this September, students worldwide held a school vide the best care possible to our East Cape community. have vaccines for children, as well as immunizations. And walk out, led by a captivating 16-year-old Swedish to consider our personal actions and make changes. Now is The specialists that we’re bringing in from H+ include: if you’re traveling, we have adult vaccines for influenza, girl, demanding attention from corporations and a good time women’s health, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, shingles, pneumonia, yellow fever, cholera and hepatitis. leaders, saying they are putting the next generation’s ENT and, dermatology. future in jeopardy. The United Nations held a Cli- th And, we’re getting a new ambulance! Well new to us… Some additional news - we’re expanding a very special mate Action Summit. The cover of this month’s Na- 8 Annual Feeding the We have another used, but much newer than our existing partnership with an Orthopedic doctor whom many of us tional Geographic heartbreakingly has a dead white ambulance, on its way which was donated to us by Aer- know, Dr. Luis Cardenas! Dr. Luis is opening CIFO Physi- rhino on its cover, the last male of its species, with Hungry Fashion Show omedevac in San Diego. This will be our new chariot to cal Therapy office with a full-time physical therapist in the the headline ‘Last of its kind’. Inside is a story that transport you or your loved one to H+ Hospital or any other same unit as our new Dental clinic! Dr. Luis is a great strikes much closer to our Baja home. The world’s November 21, 2019 friend of our community and he is just as excited as we are facility you choose. smallest dolphin, the illusive ‘Vaquita’, found only at La Playa Restaurant (on the beach) that he is joining our team here in Los Barriles! in the Sea of Cortez, has just a few animals left; ex- Many people have asked me about Home Health Care. I for Happy Hour starts at 4pm, dinner perts believe it will be extinct within a year. An un- With the move into our new facility, we have added some one know the value of having care at home. Well, we have and show after that. precedented Category 4 hurricane wiped out one of new Lab equipment: a Complete Blood Count machine and started an association with Brittany Baker RN, our new the Bahama islands. Scientists now know there are a Dri Chem Analyzer. Through these additions to our ex- pharmacy technician and her East Cape Home Health Care Some of your favorite shop owners will plastics in literally every fish in the sea, and plastics isting equipment, Business. We offer residents throughout the East Cape a be there; Victoria of Sunny Dresses, Megan floating in the oceans will soon outweigh the entire plus the addition of variety of home care services. Brittany offers personalized of Salt & CottonBoutique, Giovanni from care plans and affordable solutions to her clients. We work biomass of the world’s fish. our new Bio- Guadalajara will return, and we’ll have a special together with our clients' families to understand specific Chemist, we can do Truly, as thoughtful and caring people, we must re- presenter returning to Los Barriles for this year’s almost all labs and needs. We bring our services directly to your home so you flect on our impact on our planet. It’s been ramping cultures in house. can enjoy your life and home on the East Cape in peace and up since the Industrial Revolution and then hitting a show, Janet of the old Sundays comfort. Note we also have Medical Equipment rentals: (now Gypsy Winds in Sisters, Oregon) This means that fevered pitch 60 years ago when the plastics indus- Wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, boots, toilets / risers, Oxy- we ’re not sending tries encouraged us to become disposable and indis- Tickets will be sold starting in November at out our lab work and gen Compressors / Tanks / Nebulizers. Contact Char criminate consumers. Coupled with population we can now provide Wenger - Clinic: 624-124-8203/ Cell: 624-157-0081 or growth and unchecked development pressures in various locations in town. Plan to come for a time Brittany Baker RN - Cell: 624-184-6953 previously pristine areas, we are indeed negatively of fun, friendship, and helping to feed the hungry most of our diagno- [email protected] or sis almost immedi- impacting our home planet. of Los Barriles. Bring your money / [email protected], ately. In short, our or visit the Website: eastcapehomehealth.com. We have For me personally, and for my insightful and dedi- for the awesome raffle items and the Silent Lab is better than formed a great partnership and our services are expanding. cated friends Lynn Mirassou, Holly Burgin, Emma Auction! Car pool with friends! ever! Nicholson and now Laurel Eastman, we knew ten Continued on Page 7 years ago that we must start. Individually and then
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Their Another area of our constant focus has been the general don’t require lots of time and will give you have a good books are literally loved to death. Since reading is the Club resources for the community. In addition to construc- time! Email us at [email protected] window to the world, we have to see that they get new By: Ian Gibson tion / improvements made for the Library / Tech Center books- all the time! If everyone brings in one or two and the primary school’s cafeteria, the Rotary Club has See us on the web: eastcapearts.com In the article about the Taste of books every time you travel down, we can supply all assisted with the improvements to the old cancha, La- East Cape, I called out “A HUGE the libraries with a generous supply of books and give guna Park, the East Cape Health Center, the Central de Thank You…”. a generation of kids, the world. We need books for all Salud, the sports field, as well as the Los Barriles Foun- th Our Rotary Club turns 15 years old this year! Without ques- reading levels, kinder to 8 grade, all subjects, all sto- tain. tion, the club would not be here if not for the support from ries – either current, classic or fun. We hope you will many people. And over the years Rotary has done some find it in your heart to donate a book or too. You can Our plans for the future are simple… to meet the health great things for this community. sometimes find them at book sale, but Walmart in and wellbeing needs of the East Cape community with a many areas have Spanish Language books – especially The club was founded by twenty-two individuals motivated focus on the youth… and do so in the areas of kids books. I have personally, made it a requirement to help our community. Almost immediately it was assisting Healthcare, Education and Community Resources. Re- of all my guests this season to bring two Spanish lan- in the fight against a Dengue fever outbreak, and shortly garding education, we will continue to grow our local guage books when they come…. Easy price to pay for thereafter, assisting in the recovery from hurricane John. Rotary Interact Club, and we will continue to partner my guests to enjoy our paradise in East Cape! Now it The club has had an ongoing focus on Healthcare through its with the Guild. We are interested in supporting the does not matter if we have duplicates of one book as partnership with the East Cape Health Center both supplying sports and fitness field and are in discussions with we have 19 schools to spread them out too and having assistance with efforts such as community health screenings Mayor Luis Enrique to see how we can assist. And re- School supply deliver day to delighted students more than one copy is not a bad thing! as well as procurement of key components such as the X- garding healthcare, please see the article on East Cape Ray machine and lab equipment. Health Center. Last season we also went out of the ‘school’ boundaries we have been working in for all Our Club has also been driven to support Education as we How we do what we do: The members of the club, past these years. In San Antonio, there is the San consider our investments in the youth as the future of our and present, shape the club. Members such as Ivan Kai- Antonio Community Center that works with community. The local tech centers (one in Los Barriles and ser and Char Wenger have been there from the begin- the school kids and adults teaching them tra- one in La Ribera) have been a great success! We recently ning! Our club was the first Rotary Club in Mexico ditional Mexican handicrafts and other art where the members were a mix of local and foreign citi- moved the LB Tech Center to the Library and are in the skills. It is run by Marizonia Diaz, a very zenship and both male and female. Although our mem- midst of updating all of its computers. This last year we entertaining and dedicated women who is on partnered with the Guild to help kids in their efforts toward bership has roughly doubled, the makeup looks very a mission to make sure that the traditional higher education. And in 2017, we established Rotary Inter- similar to that of the beginning. We consider this mix to Mexican crafts are not lost to todays genera- be our strength as it is enables us to truly comprehend act: thirteen future leaders who, with Josefina Ruiz’s guid- tions….. lost to cell phones! the needs of this multifaceted community. Another ance, are learning and demonstrating the values of giving strength is that with roughly half our club The center had a roof that leaked, damaging members and many of the ‘Friends of Rota- their weaving looms, art and crafts and sup- ry’ volunteers being retired we manage to plies. Having no luck with getting money for accomplish a lot. supplies from the government, she reached out to AdA and the East Cape Rotary. To-
Speaking of the Friends of Rotary, these gether, the Rotary and AdA, collected enough funds to purchase the roof repair sup- are people who, while not being Rotary plies, and the Delegation of San Antonio pro- members, help out with events, painting vided the workers and the roof was sealed topes in town or a ceiling at a school, pick- well before summer rains. After the roof, ing up trash on earth day or tending bar at there was the issue of the shutters on the win- the Taste of East Cape! Many, many dows – shutters, not glass in the 150+ old thanks to Susan Evans and the army of building. AdA evaluated the shutters and people who have helped over the years! found the two that were in the greatest need We could not be as successful without the of repair (one in the weaving room), met support we get from our Friends! with the carpenter and provided the funds. Again, the shutters were replaced well before The support from businesses. Not rainy season, and in our last storms, all was enough can be said here to do justice… safe from water damage. The support Rotary gets from the area busi- We see the center in San Antonio having the nesses is amazing! The restaurants who same mission as Asociación de Artes - that contribute to the Taste, the donations for is to see that the youth have access to art and Continued on Page 37
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There is more to Asociación de Artes (AdA) than to enter- porter, they found a workman to install the 15 fans that were you all give – and your generosity is not limited to just tain and delight the locals and ‘gringos’ and help you spend supplied by AdA, and the entire primary school had new the Rotary club as you do similar for many other non- your money on fantastic things. Although it is through our working fans before the summer started. This was a learning profit groups! Thank you! And please know that we events, we make money to fulfill our mission: to support opportunity for the AdA - we will now make the fan inspec- love you not only for your support but also because your the 19 schools in the East Cape Area through school sup- tion a part of our routine when we deliver supplies. Having a business provides much needed products and services to plies and the other supplies they need to make it a good classroom that is not scorching hot, is a big step to help make the community. place of learning. it a good learning environment. Much of our financial strength comes from the fabric of
Rotary International. Many of our projects are funded In the past we have provided just paper, pencils and other art supplies. For 27 seasons, AdA has purchased school with matching dollars (sometimes 10 times or more than what we put in!) from the Rotary Clubs in the north and supplies. We started with just art supplies. After a few years, it came to our attention that there were more ‘basic’ Rotary International. Our Healthy Water project, where we have delivered 750 of 1100 water filtration systems, school supplies needed like printer paper, pencils, pens, tape, staples, highlight markers, sports equipment and even providing clean water to roughly 6,000 individuals is one of the many projects that has benefited from this printer ink. Originally, we would deliver once a year, but support. Additionally, much of Rotary’s financing for found out that as the year comes to an end and testing time began, schools where out of paper, and were turning old the ECHC has benefitted from Rotary International.
assignments over and printing the tests on the blank side. Last but not least: A huge thank you to all of you! Now, we deliver at the beginning of the school year and When you purchase a ticket to the Taste of East Cape or three quarters the way through – might not thrill the stu- come to the Winterfest Auction and buy that amazing dents as we bring the paper that will be the tests later that bottle of tequila you fuel our efforts! And to those pri- year! vate, generous individuals who make financial contribu-
It was through our spring delivery of those goods we have tions just because you like what we’re doing…. THANK learned there are more things than just ‘school supplies’ that Class Room with new fans! Photo by Mike Shomion YOU! You all help us help this community.
are needed to make the schools an excellent place of learn- If you’re interested in learning more about Rotary, we Continued on Page 5 meet every Wednesday for an 8:30am breakfast at La
Playa and we’re always happy to have visitors. We wel- E-invoice is Mandatory in come new members, non-member volunteers as well as financial contributions. If you’d prefer to meet individu- All Real Estate Transactions ally, I am happy to do so (coffee, beer, whatever ). Some other dates for your calendar: Rotary’s 15 Year in Mexico Since 2014 Anniversary (Nov 25th), Taste of East Cape (Dec 7th), By: Gisela Talamantes
Winterfest Auction (Feb 8th), Carnival (Feb 29th), and After an amendment to the Federal Tax Code in 2013, the Free Pancakes for Kids (Apr 11th). Digital Tax Receipt via Internet -aka CFDI or The partnership between the Rotary Club and this com- “Comprobante Fiscal Digital por Internet”- is compulsory munity is nothing short of awesome! It is this amazing for all Mexican businesses since January 2014. The CFDI is partnership that makes our club so successful! And to an e-invoicing system, and all taxable persons must issue
this, I raise my glass and say ‘Pretty Awesome! Here’s the e-invoices including Mexican corporations and econom- ic active individuals selling real estate. to the next 15 years!’
However, if the seller is not economic active, the notary
public involved in the transaction is obligated to issue an attachment called “Complemento” to his service fee e-
invoice. This will serve as the equivalent of the e-invoice that the seller would be required to have issued if economic active. This legal provision is in article 29-A of the Mexican
Federal Tax Code that allows crediting the cost of acquisi- tion of the property as long as there is a CFDI (e-invoice).
Therefore, if you bought real estate after April 1st 2014, be
aware that you will need to request this CFDI (e-invoice) for
the purchase, after this date the deed issued by the notary
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Hence, if you bought your property after April 2014 and his service fee e-invoice as explained above. run to our beloved East Cape! It is always great to come back after hurricane season, and catch up with our Baja you want your acquisition cost to be considered as the friends and enjoy the warmth once again. Once again, proper cost base for your capital gains calculation when Gisela Talamantes Saenz, LL.M, Attorney at law and Official selling the property then you must do the following: Translator. Founding partner of Baja Legal Solutions Mrs. Asociación de Artes (AdA) will do its part to make your Gisela Talamantes Saenz completed her Bachelor’s Degree in time here in the Baja more enjoyable with a variety of 1. If you purchase property from an owner with no eco- Law at the ITESM School of Law in Monterrey City, Mexico. events and opportunities to make a difference to the nomic activity, you must request to the notary to issue be- She obtained her Master of Law Degree (LL.M.) from The youth of East Cape. sides the deed stating the cost of the property now also the Washington College of Law at American University in Wash- Our season starts with the production of this publication, “complemento” (or attachment) to his service fees e- ington DC. Prior to returning to Mexico, Ms. Talamantes invoice. This attachment will show the acquisition price served as the Director of Policy and Public Relations for the East Capers Magazine, four issues, bi-monthly, October paid for the property that would be then consider as your United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) in through May. The purpose of the magazine is to inform, cost base later. Washington D.C. Since then she has specialized in cross bor- entertain and enlighten you and help you make the most 2. If you purchase property from an individual with eco- der & real estate transactions and has been working as CEO of of your time in the East Cape. AdA together with a com- nomic activity or a Mexican Corporation, then you must Baja Legal Solutions Closing Services since 2007. Languages: munity of talented writers help accomplish the purpose of Spanish and English (100%). Offices in La Paz on the Male- request from this owner, seller or entity the corresponding e the association and give you a great magazine to read and con next to Europcar rental cars and Los Barriles next to inform. You can see this magazine in print, or in color -invoice (CFDI) that their accountant will help them issue Caleb’s Cafe. For more information, please contact Gisela online at our website at www.eastcapearts.com. with the required information outlining the real estate trans- Talamantes Saenz at [email protected] or via cell phone action details. In these cases, the notary will not add the +52 612.136.4598. Website: facebook.com/ We start our events with the Holiday Art Show, on attachment to his service fee e-invoice so there will be no BajaLegalSolutions/ December 1, 2019. This is a great time to see friends you “complemento.” have not seen all summer and to get your holiday shop- ping done. This is a cozy event with food, a bar and a
great time to get together with your friends. Each year
we get more great vendors with their one of a kind crea- tions. Something for your loved ones or just something for yourself! you see a wide variety of hand made goods, ensuring you are getting a one of a kind item. We have great Our next event is the on February Artist Studio Tour food vendors and a hopping bar – and we will make 12, 2020. This tour has become a great time for artists sure more bartenders are there this year! We will and guests alike, and is a great day touring studios, visit- keep you posted on the Festival de Artes through the ing with the artists and seeing their latest and greatest East Capers Magazine, so stay tuned. pieces. The studios are all here in Los Barriles or Buena Vista, many of them are side by side.
We end our 2019-20 season with the Festival de Artes th - 27 annual event, on March 15, 2020. The festival has become an event that celebrates the culture of Mexico and shares that culture with all of non-native guests. We are so fortunate to have so much local talent and culture available to us to see and enjoy. You will also enjoy the best collection of artists we can find from the Baja Sur
and beyond. We carefully screen our artists to ensure
We look so forward to entertaining you and delighting
you with our art, entertainment and good time events. You can always find our events and activities listed on
our website at www.eastcapearts.com. We would love
to have you join in the fun of planning and supporting
these great events. Everyone who has done so has had a great time, so come and join us! Email at Photos by Lori Makabi [email protected].
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East Cape public schools, baseball camps, just to name a few things the Asociación de Artes does! Editor Christine Kenck-Courtright In addition to space in the printed version, your color ad appears in the online version at no addi- Copy Editor tional cost. You can download the 2019/20 Advertis- ing Kit by visiting our website at: Eliza Mendoza
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The Asociación de Artes del Mar de Cortez A.C., Contributors Los Barriles, B.C. Sur, Mexico is a legal non-profit Gary Graham Mexican corporation not affiliated with any other or- ganization, association, club or business. Christine Courtright Angel Martinez The Asociación is in full compliance with the terms Camila Ford of the NAFTA agreement of January 1, 1994. As Adam Greenberg such, contributions made to the Asociación de Sefi Held Artes are tax-deductible in the United States, Mexi- Carol Dunbar co and Canada. For more information visit: Kim Plotkin www.eastcapearts.com or the NAFTA Website at: Ian Gibson http://www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade- Charlene Wenger agreements/north-american-free-trade-agreement- Kelly Martin nafta. Claire Little
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The Asociación de Artes needs volunteers to help Theresa Comber Penny Nichols support their programs that bring the arts to the lo- cal communities and the schools. To learn more Cowboy Felix Gonzale about these programs, visit: www.eastcapearts.com. Karin Lehnardt If you would like to volunteer, send an email to: [email protected] . Treasurer
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East Cape: El Gecko, La Providencia of La Ribera, Smokey’s Grill & Cantina, and Zopilotes from San Bartolo are back to defend their championships! But there is amazing talent within the Taste of other participants!
Tickets for the event will cost $600 Pesos or $30 USD East Cape 2019 each and will be available at Homes and Land of Baja, By: Ian Gibson LB Property Services, Baja Properties, Coldwell Banker The Taste of East Cape 2019 was started five years ago and the Los Barriles Community Market as well as from and each year it gets bigger and better than the last! Rotary members beginning in early November. A re- We are fortunate to have so many amazing restaurants minder announcement will be posted in the BPE as well in our locale - and we all have our favorites! For this as the Everything Los Barriles and The Taste of East year’s Taste of East Cape, we’re including an even Cape FB pages. If you’d like to preorder/prepay, you
larger selection of restaurants that those of us from the can do so with Ian Gibson (email gib-
East Cape love. And we’ve even thrown in some cater- [email protected] or call 624.227.5813). Don’t pro- ers for those times when we don’t want to leave our crastinate or you’ll be too late. Tickets are limited and homes or we want to have a meal prepared for us in our we have sold out every year! Get yours before they’re own kitchen! Come to Laguna Park on Saturday, De- gone.!! cember 7th at 5pm and we will bring all of these fantas- tic delights to you in one place for the Taste of East Cape 2019!
This event is the result of the great partnership between
our local Rotary Club, the people of this community,
and the amazing restaurants & caterers who donate their time and offerings for the event. As a Rotary Please see the arti- Club, our mission is to be of service to the community cle here in East- which we all call home. Proceeds from the event will Capers, “A HUGE 88 Issue 2019 October/November assist with our club’s efforts towards meeting the Thank You from your local Rotary health and wellbeing of the East Cape community with Club” for more info a focus on the youth. We could not do this without on what we’re do- your help and we most definitely could not have the ing with your help. Taste of East Cape without these amazing masters of food preparation!
Diners attending the event will get “tastes” from 10 of East Cape
the above listed restaurants, a beverage from the bar including wine brought to us Health
by Los Barriles Wine & Tequila, an assort-
ment of beers including a generous contri- Center
bution from Baja Brewing, and of course See the article on page 6-7 our famous margaritas! And, to finish off the evening’s dining we have ice cream 40 October November 2019 October November 2019