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L OCAL E DITION • T OMBSTONE , A RIZONA
30 C ENTS
Vol. CXXII
N O T OMBSTONE I S C OMPLETE W ITHOUT I TS E PITAPH
RALLIES HEAT UP
BUT REMAIN CALM
No. 19
124 Y EARS I N T HE T OWN T OO T OUGH T O D IE
Council OKs
airport runway
improvements
Minutemen bring patrols,
controversy and crowds to
Tombstone, Cochise County
Jason Balakier
The Tombstone Epitaph
The Tombstone City Council has
accepted a grant from the Arizona
Department of Transportation to
improve the city airport and allow
larger aircraft and more people to
fly into town.
The Tombstone Municipal Airport will receive $583,266, with
much of that going toward improving the runway, a “long-needed”
project, according to Tammy
Martelle, the department’s airport
project manager.
The department’s Aeronautics
Division will pay for 95 percent of
the grant, leaving Tombstone to pay
the remaining five percent,
$29,153, over the course of the
transportation department’s fiveyear Airport Capital Improvement
Program.
In addition, the city will not have
to pay the 5 percent of the grant the
first year of the program. It would
be over the course of the project,
which is four years, Martelle said.
The program – using state and
federal taxes from airline tickets,
flight property tax, aviation fuel and
leau taxes on aircraft – will enable
the Tombstone airfield to have
2,000 annual operations, said Kim
Stevens, aviation services program
administrator.
“Tombstone now has the ability
to escort visitors,” Stevens said. “It
will open up the city to even more
tourism, which is great.”
While the airport still cannot
allow commercial airlines to land,
the flood of interest from other
cities indicates great opportunity
for Tombstone, according to
Martelle.
“We’ve had a bunch of inquiries
come in,” Martelle said. “Inquiries
all the way from Canada; calls constantly coming in.”
Mayor Andree DeJournett said
he felt airport improvements were
long overdue.
“We needed an airport here. People will fly in here now,” said DeJournett. “What makes America go?
Transportation does. So for us not
to have (an airport) is just silly.”
In other actions at Tuesday’s
council meeting, Bill Pakinisis and
Larry Noyes were appointed to
three-year terms on the Historic
Districts Commission and Derek
Carew and Susan Remsik were appointed two-year terms.
The mayor and council also
voted to change the Historic District Commission’s membership
from 11 to seven and also voted
Larry Noyes as chairman.
The mayor and City Council also
voted to allow the Boothill Gunslingers a permit to place a stagecoach and team of horses on Allen
Street in front of the OK Corral that
will transport passengers through
Sixth Street and back.
During the call to the public,
several angry Tombstone residents
complained to the mayor and council members regarding their inability to consistently enforce commercial vehicles from parking on Allen
Street.
Resident Jerry Alves, of 210 N.
Ninth St., complained that several
motorcycles and other vehicles
were parked on Allen Street during
the Desert Survivors’ visit over the
weekend, breaking ordinance number 2004-1, but received no penalties or fines.
Dave Reason, of 255 N. Ninth
St., said “the aloof attitude of the
elected officials,” was cause for
concern.
Despite some unhappy residents,
Tonette DeRocher, a member of the
Desert Survivors, thanked Mayor
DeJournett and the City Council for
allowing the group to have another
successful fund-raiser.
F RIDAY, A PRIL 8, 2005
Hillary Davis
Photo by Hillary Davis / Epitaph
Lance Altherr, Tucson, seeks support from passers-by Sunday in Naco.
Unsuspecting visitors to Tombstone may have found
the main drag to be more college campus than Old West
last week as Minuteman Project activities began, bringing volunteer border-watchers and their noisy opponents to Schieffelin Hall.
Friday marked the beginning of the month-long
event where civilians, protesting the federal government’s approach to U.S.-Mexico border control, will set
up posts in the San Pedro Valley and report illegal entrants crossing through the desert.
Adversaries, fear vigilante violence, and greeted the
first Minutemen in Tombstone with demonstrations.
Counter-protestors concerned with racism and
human rights beat pots with wooden spoons, chanted,
and waved signs or wore hand-written T-shirts that read
“Vigilantes go home,” “No human is illegal,” and
“Minutemen are racist.”
Some spoke Spanish and some spoke English.
An hour away, in the border town of Naco, a crowd
of demonstrators, including elderly Mexican men who
had participated in the Braceros Guest Worker Program
in the United States decades ago, protested at the port of
entry.
Aztec dancers and drummers performed on the
street in front of Schieffelin Hall while Minuteman vol-
unteers inside registered, attended orientation meetings
and listened to speeches.
About 50 protestors and at least 100 national and international reporters and photographers clustered in
front of the building while Minutemen moved through.
Organizers declined to say how many participants
registered opening day, but said more than 1,000 volunteers will visit Cochise County throughout April.
Media reports estimated Friday’s Minuteman crowd
at anywhere from 100 to 450. Co-organizer Chris Simcox had earlier estimated about 300 to 400 volunteers
would arrive on the first day.
Simcox, a Tombstone resident and publisher of the
Tombstone Tumbleweed newspaper, appeared satisfied
with the project’s beginnings.
“I think that people showing up today says it all,” he
said.
Rep. Tom Tancredo joined the Minutemen at checkin activities and delivered keynote addresses.
Tancredo, a Colorado Republican, maintains a
staunch anti-illegal immigration stance. He said Minutemen volunteers are not “vigilantes,” but “heroes.”
Marshal Kenn Barrett reported no serious altercations, and said the bloodiest thing about the opening
day was the dancers’ feet – after trying to dance barefoot on the pavement, some needed bandages for their
cuts and blisters. They eventually used shoes or sandals.
Still, like a raw spot on a toe or heel, conflict flared
up in small pockets.
From one side of the street a man shouted “viva la
migra” – “the border patrol lives” – as protestors jeered
and blew whistles.
On the other side of the street, a Minuteman sup-
See RALLIES / Pg. 3
Simcox speaks out about Minutemen’s reputation
Shawn Patrick Green
The name “Minutemen,” though commonly associated with the
American Revolution, goes back to the mid-17th century. The minutemen were elite members of a militia who could get to a confrontation in a matter of minutes and were usually the first to arrive
for a battle.
Today’s Minutemen, stemming from the Minuteman Project in
Tombstone, are not a militia and definitely not preparing for battle,
according to Field Operations Manager and Co-organizer Chris
Simcox. They are preparing for peaceful political protest.
“This is good old-fashioned activism,” said Simcox, adding the
Minutemen will go home and “stop complaining” if the government
deploys the National Guard to effectively seal off the U.S.-Mexico
border.
Groups in favor of non-militarized borders, like the Tucsonbased organization Border Action Network, insist that the project
could result in dangerous confrontations and potential deaths.
Jennifer Allen, the action network’s executive director, said because the Minutemen plan to station so many people from all over
the country across such a vast desert region, there is no guarantee on
what could happen.
“It’s a risk we’re not willing to accept,” she said.
Other groups, like the Federation for American Immigration Reform, advocate the Minutemen’s actions.
Jack Martin, FAIR special projects director, said he approves of
the group’s actions as long as it is “committed to a passive role of reporting” illegal entrants.
“We think the civilian border vigilance effort is not only legal, it
is patriotic to voluntarily undertake hardship and possible danger to
call the public’s attention of our continuing vulnerability to illegal
entry into our country,” Martin said.
Simcox did not deny that some volunteers may carry guns while
on patrol but said they would only be used in self-defense. The only
violence that might result from the Minutemen’s actions would be in
response to criminals who
attack Minutemen volunteers first, he said.
“We’re going to be sitting out there in lawn
chairs with binoculars, cell
phones and video cameras,” he said. “Should we
be concerned about violence?”
Robin
The
Rev.
Hoover, president of Humane Borders, an organization dedicated to migrant
safety, said violence resulting from the project is his
primary concern.
“If you put a bunch of
people out there with guns,
the possibility (for violence) is there,” he said.
“They advertised themselves in such a way that
contact would be inevitable.”
The Minutemen volunteers will be spotting and
reporting and will observe Simcox talks on the phone on
a strict “no contact” policy
when it comes to illegal
border crossers, Simcox said.
“If we’re armed with anything, we’re armed with video cameras,” he said. “To document the invasion, to document the crime
and to document that we’re innocent in any allegation of violating
anyone’s rights. That’s our insurance policy.”
Simcox said he already has “stacks and stacks” of tapes documenting every encounter the project has had so far. He said being
Photo by Shawn Patrick Green / Epitaph
one of the hectic days before the patrols started.
so meticulous about recording the project is the only way to prove
to the public that the Minutemen plan to stay non-violent and respect
border crossers’ rights.
“We knew…we were the ones that would be guilty, no matter
what, until proven innocent,” Simcox said. “The newspapers, the
media and the public opinion have already accused us, and we
See SIMCOX / Pg. 3
County Artists offer ‘Breath of Spring’
Samantha Chase
Photo by Samantha Chase / Epitaph
Madeleine Smith, one featured
artist at the Tombstone Art
Association's latest April show.
“A Breath of Spring” is the April
2005 show’s theme at the Tombstone
Association of Arts Gallery, l317
Allen St.
This month’s featured artists are
Madeleine Smith and Jan Huthoefer.
As an artist, Smith has the versatility to explore the many aspects of
color and design with watercolor,
mixed media, monoprints and collage.
Smith said she is especially fond
of abstractions in gold squares and
circles.
Her use of watercolors and mixed
media are inspired by nature and landscapes, Smith said, and she combines
ink sketches with watercolors to produce depictions as varied as old mission churches and soft floral bou-
quets.
“I really enjoy painting,” Smith
said. “I also enjoy working with the
other Tombstone Art Association
artists as well. I’m delighted that I’m
featured this month. It’s a great
honor.”
Smith said she moved to Sierra
Vista in 1999. She is a member of the
Huachuca Art Association, the Tombstone Art Association, and the Collage
Association of Southern Arizona.
As a student at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Academy
of Art in San Francisco, Smith attended classes and workshops.
With a background in commercial
art, she worked in illustration, graphic
art and art direction for many years,
she said.
Huthoefer, the other featured artist,
said the pursuit of excellence in art-
work is like a life-long journey, exciting, rewarding and extremely enjoyable.
Huthoefer said she creates work
that is more pleasing to the eye than it
may be in reality, a style that is known
as “enhanced realism.”
The 2002 Sierra Vista Artist of the
Year has displayed her work in San
Diego, Tucson, Sonoita, and various
Cochise county locations.
“My pleasure comes from being of
service to the Tombstone Art Association,” Huthoefer said. “I try to be uplifting in my work for those who will
see it, hoping to give them a mini-vacation from their troubles while viewing my work. It also allows me to display my work to people from all
around the world as well.”
The Kansas native moved to Sierra
Vista in 1986. She has been the public
relations contact for the Tombstone
Association of the Arts for the past
three years. She is a member of the association and serves as its current secretary for the group.
Huthoefer reflects the variety of
subject matter that interests her in her
paintings. She said she enjoys architectural scenes, vintage automobiles
and landscapes. She also enjoys
scenes from everyday life, seascapes,
still life, florals and abstracts.
Thirty works of these featured
artists will be displayed this month
along with art and handmade crafts by
other association members who live in
Bisbee, Cochise, McNeal, Saint
David, Sierra Vista and Tombstone.
The gallery will be open daily
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with free
admission. For more information call
(520) 457-2380.
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Laurie Laine
T
he Minutemen continue to invade
nearby border lands with an onslaught of events while groups protest
everything from government policy to
human rights. Activities are planned
throughout April.
Throughout the weekend, 2,500
border patrol agents, some 450 registered Minutemen, out of an anticipated
1,300, hundreds of media representatives and curious onlookers crowded
the streets, said Cochise County Sheriff
Larry A. Dever.
Since the clash of the Earps and the
Clantons, no Tombstone battle has been
more complex than last weekend’s
Minuteman Project.
Many groups participated, each
with their own agenda, making it difficult to wade through the hundreds of
media representatives, the hype and the
hyperbole to learn the facts.
“Local people don’t want this to reflect badly on their heavily touristbased economy,” Dever said.
Residents, authorities, and special
interest groups who invaded the streets
of Naco protested and counter-protested throughout the rally, each representing conflicts with illegal aliens crossing
the border. Their views have shaped
people from both sides of the equation.”
Including himself, there are 86 commissioned law enforcement officers,
said Dever. Together with his office
staff of 114 and five sub-stations, they
protect 6,300 square miles in Cochise
County, which includes 83.5 miles of
international border. Dever said he
stays in touch by spending two to three
days in the field every week.
“We try to support the border patrol,” Bramhall said. “Border Patrol arrested over 63,800 in March. They are
arrested, fingerprinted, and returned to
Mexico. Problem is they come again
tomorrow.”
Bramhall said he thinks the rally is
good because it draws attention to the
2,000 people who cross the border
daily.
“I do not personally blame (the immigrant) for what they are doing,”
Bramhall said. “If I was one, I’d be the
first person to come across. But the
problem is you cannot accept the world
without affecting your own country.
Nature will take care of it when you get
beyond the carrying capacity of your
own land.”
Relating his survival of the fittest
theory, Bramhall shared an analogy for
the border problem.
“I do a lot of hunting,” Bramhall
said. “When we experience too many
deer, they eat themselves out of house
and home and they starve to death. That
is nature’s way of taking care of itself.
With people, it’s no different. Not tomorrow, not next week, but some
where down the road.”
here,” Dever said.
Dever said there are many different
agendas, many human rights groups
worried about abuses, groups who want
open borders and those who oppose it.
4 Cochise County Residents
People living in Cochise County
also have differing views regarding the
Minuteman Project. Some support their
efforts, while others are concerned.
4 The problem
Landowners want to live in peace,
according to Dever.
The borders are protected as well as
“People are just trying to live quietthey can be, Dever said.
ly,” he said.
“Cochise County is the most active
The general attitude is “you can’t
crossing area for illegal aliens in the come here unless you get my permiscountry,” Dever said. The problem is sion. Privacy rights and property rights
catastrophic with numbers peaking to are fundamentally who we are as peo640,000 in 1999 and averages dropping ple,” Dever said.
to 822 captured aliens daily in 2004, he
But living in the area without fear of
said.
confrontation is an ever-growing conAmerican citizens are constitutuion- cern.
ally entitled to assemble in rallies like
“Because it takes so long for one
blade of grass to grow
out here, there are
some property owners
who don’t want protestors or Minutemen
on their property,”
Dever said. “They
don’t even want law
enforcement.
One
footprint can mess up
a whole lot of property in an instant.”
One Naco resident
said she had more
trouble with immigrants when she lived
in Bisbee. Sister
Kathleen Cook of
Saint Agnes Church
said 40 immigrants
were living in a house
several doors down
her street.
Photo by Laurie Laine / Epitaph
“(Immigrants)
don’t bother me menMinutemen protestors parked along Naco Highway on Sunday.
tally,” Cook said. “We
don’t even close our
gates. The only bother
the Minuteman Project, Dever said, as I have is the dogs barking at night.”
their perspective of the problem.
long as they adhere to the laws that
Cook’s next door neighbor has been
4 The sheriff’s role
govern Cochise County.
confronted by illegals, she said. She
“Maybe the Minutemen’s efforts keeps her doors bolted, chain-link
The sheriff said he neither con- will be effective,” said Dever, who has fences padlocked and a pit bull to guard
demns nor supports the Minuteman, been fighting illegal immigration for her house from intrusion. She was unbut believes the Minutemen project has eight years. By attracting publicity available for comment.
been effective and has a legitimate con- prior to the event, “(The Minutemen)
cern. Dever said, “What I do support is achieved their stated objective before 4 Protestors
people who uphold, honor, obey and the event ever kicked-off.”
After the rally, Isabel Garcia, cosustain the law.”
But controversy has diluted the goal
chairwoman of Derechos Humanos, the
“Our goal is to keep the peace,” of the weekend.
Dever said. “We are providing a law
“If their primary objective was to Human Rights Coalition in Tucson,
enforcement presence as long as there focus the national spotlight on the poor- spoke with reporters about justification
continues to be the potential for con- est Arizona border and the problems of for protesting the Minutemen Project.
“Derechos Humanos will support
flict. We oversee everybody’s safety tens of thousands and hundred of thouand welfare.”
sands entering our country through this the local April Unity Events in Naco
Dever, a local who has grown-up in area, than the campaign has been suc- because that is what the communities
wanted to support,” Garcia said.
Cochise County, is concerned about the cessful,” Dever said.
The numbers of people dying in the
hostile interchange along the border
There is concern about someone
fences between the drug and people getting hurt and that is why the sheriff desert is a major concern for human
smugglers, he said. Local citizens are and his deputies have been on hand to rights groups. An average of 200 lives
are lost in the desert each year, accordalso afraid of physical confrontation.
keep the peace, Dever said.
“(Smugglers) shoot at us and I don’t
“As long as (the Minutemen) obey ing to the Derechos Humanos’ Web
know what would prevent them from and absolutely respect the private prop- site.
Other major concerns include the
shooting at others,” Dever said. “This erty rights and interests of people that
kind of event always attracts fringe live here, they have the right to be number of abuses caused by law en-
4 Border Patrol
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported on their Web site “On
March 30, 2005, the Department of
Photo by Laurie Laine / Epitaph Homeland Security announced the second phase of the Arizona Border ConWesley Bramhall, President of Arizonans for Immigration
trol Initiative (ABC Initiative). This
Control speaks about the Minutemen and their mission.
multi-agency effort directly supports
the Department of Homeland Securiforcement while detaining border ry areas. “The sealing off and milita- ty’s anti-terrorism mission through the
crossers and the lack of accountability rization of the borders, which causes detection, arrest and deterrence of all
for those abusing power.
groups like the Minutemen to emerge, cross-border illicit activity.”
Border Patrol spokesman, Charles
Garcia spoke of an incident several no repercussions for inappropriate
years ago when a woman’s body was treatment of apprehended trans-nation- “Rob” Griffin, said, “Our primary goal
dumped in a black garbage bag and pa- als, and the element of racism in the is to secure the borders.” Griffin works
for the Tucson Sector, an office that
raded around on the hood of the offi- movement.”
covers all of Southern Arizona, includcer’s car, Garcia said. Later her body
ing Cochise County. “We want operawas droppped in the Border Patrol 4 Counter-protesters
tional control of the borders.”
parking lot awaiting pickup.
Wesley Bramhall, 83, President of
Griffin noted departmental changes,
“Where’s the human dignity?” GarArizonans for Immigration Control, the Phase II Initiative and the occurcia asked.
Garcia and her human rights group said that in 1988 he worked to make rence of the Minutemen Project are
want to show people that fears voiced English the official language of the purely coincidental. It was not a
planned or collaborative effort.
by the Minutemen are based on igno- state government.
Bramhall’s hand-outs state that imThe new initiative will increase the
rance and not understanding the issues
migrants are coming into the United number of border agents from 2,100
of immigration, she said.
“All we want to do is continue the States at a 3-to-1 ratio, which means adding 534 more agents, Griffin said.
dialog,” Garcia said. “The Minutemen for every person that is apprehended “Currently we are in the process of hirthree people are not.
ing about 200 of them.”
are not the issue.”
“Isabel Garcia is the leader of a
The Border Patrol needs more staff
Garcia said she believes the truth
about the United States’ role in creating group doing everything to tear down if it is going to secure the borders and
the border crossing situation would
be the natural result of discussions
that could help to solve the probArizona Border Patrol’s goals for Phase II of the initiative
http://www.cbp.gov/
lems instead of exacerbating them.
“The United States’ economic
ABC Initiative’s Phase II Goals:
interest in migrant workers dates
4Reduce the flow of illegal aliens
back to the early 1900s when the
4Disrupt and dismantle human smuggling operations
government implemented policies
4Further reduce exposure deaths in the West Desert Corridor
to attract workers,” Garcia said.
4Reduce crime in Arizona
“NAFTA (North American Free
Trade Agreement) has impact on
Techniques:
workers in Mexico, causing more
4Defense in Depth: Expand enforcement operations, using permanent
migration, not less.”
and tactical checkpoints to increase the number of apprehensions and reOpposition is not directed at the
duce successful entries.
Minutemen’s right to an opinion,
4Disruption Strategy: CBP and ICE will work together to disrupt human
but rather a national issue of getting
smuggling operations. ICE will pursue joint investigations of identified crimiout the truth to the public.
nal and terrorist organizations through its combined immigration and cusIn contrast to what many believe
toms authorities.
about the border, Garcia said that
4Increased Mobility: CBP Border Patrol’s National Strategy created and
immigration is “propping up the sostrengthened a central command for securing the borders. This significantly
cial security system and has a posiimproves the mobility of our agents on the ground by using intelligence dritive economic impact in the State of
ven operations to deploy resources.
Arizona.”
4Aggressive prosecution: Pursue aggressive prosecution at the federal
Eleven million undocumented
and state levels in close coordination with the U.S. Attorney Office in Arizona.
people are living in the United
SOURCE: Customs and Border Patrol Web site
States, Garcia said. They are an invisible society, she said. The Government needs to develop legislation to deal with the problem.
“We say we want you and we don’t border control and doing everything apprehend the number of border
want you all in the same breath,” Gar- they can to promise illegal immigra- crossers each year, Griffin said. The
cia said. “This country needs to look at tion,” Bramhall said. “We counter pick- Tucson-sector processes half of the nation’s illegal crossers with the Web site
their hypocrisy. Everybody’s pointing et them.”
Bramhall and others like him have reporting 384,954 individuals in 2004.
to the immigrant, but they are the
The procedure for apprehensions is
wrong person to blame. The problem is several agenda items to promote and by
supporting Minuteman efforts, that is simple. First the individual is identithe government.”
Garcia has summarized the border one way to voice their political opin- fied, usually through an interview with
immigration problem into three prima- ions.
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an agent. Then they are taken to the
border station, fingerprinted and photographed.
The results are entered into the FBI
database to determine if they have a
criminal record. If the record is clean
they are voluntarily returned to their
country.
Griffin said, “99 percent” of those
apprehended are Mexican nationals.
If they are found to have a criminal
record, they are held until Immigration
and Customs Enforcement can pick
them up or send someone to transport
them back to their country of origin.
The first time someone is picked up
they get a misdemeanor and the second
time is a felony.
The job is not without dangers, Griffin said. So far this year, 120 assaults on
agents occurred. Last year’s assaults totaled 118.
Griffin encouraged anyone with
questions or problems to call them at
877-USBP-HELP for immigration information.
4 The sheriff and deputies
In conjunction with the Border Patrol, the sheriff’s department helps with
the problem of illegal aliens in Cochise
County.
“It is my deputies picking up the
dead bodies,” said Dever. “Not one single member of the human interest
groups have come out to help. They
just preen and pontificate for the cameras.”
These are strong words, but Dever
said he is empathetic to the immigrants.
“I lived in Central America for two
years,” Dever said. “I understand the
destitute lifestyle in that part of the
world. But poverty is not an excuse for
breaking the law.”
The kinds of problems residents experience on a daily basis are more than
a nuisance. On Monday, a Brazilian national was apprehended, Dever said.
“He took up residence in a vacant
home. When the owners returned, they
found the Brazilian living in their
house,” Dever said. He will be charged
with trespassing and burglary.
Incidents like invasion of private
property has locals afraid of confronta-
tions with border crossers.
4 Minutemen speak
Williams said he believes that Arizona citizens need to be involved in
solving the border problem.
“The citizen is going to have to step
up to the plate, because the politician
won’t,” Williams said. “The politician
is completely ignorant about illegal immigration across that border.”
Williams said he was at the Douglas
rally to show his support and that his
daughter in Florida and his daughter in
California were behind him .
4 Resolutions
Although on opposite sides of the
argument protesters, the Minutemen,
Minutemen come in all shapes and
border patrol and the sheriff’s office
sizes, but share common interests and
agree that resolution of these problems
political views.
require federal government action.
“I live in the best country of the
“You don’t have to spin this tale,
world,” said retired teacher Clyde
just tell it like it is and show it like it is,”
Phillips, 84, of Tucson. “I should never
Dever said. “Take people to dumpsites,
forget it.” He has joined the Minutemen
knee deep in human waste, show them
to support their efforts.
the cut fences, and see the thousands of
beaten down people.”
The United States Congress, the
Customs and Border commissioners,
the law enforcement agency department heads, need to experience and see
first hand to comprehend the scope of
the problem.
“We’ve taken pictures, prepared testimony of horrific stories, but nobody
really understands or can capture the
true perspective of the problem,” Dever
said.
Garcia said she would like to see the
government “hire immediate comprePhoto by Laurie Laine / Epitaph hensive immigration reform,” she said.
She also would like to see, “trans-naDeputy Sheriffs Race Munroe and Jeffrey Avery and Lt. Deputy
tionals exerting bilateral discussions
Sheriff Albert Tomlinson keeping the roads safe outside the Border
and negotiations (with government) unPatrol office in Naco.
like the totally unilateral discussions
going on now.”
Garcia also spoke of the LatinMary Daige, 65, of Long Island,
“No country in the world lets the ex- American presence growing larger in
NY, “Section 4, article 4 (of the consti- odus of people come into the country the United States.
tution) says, ‘secure our borders.’ I be- like we do,” Williams said. “That’s why
“(Government) wants to impact the
long to the Minutemen and have for I had to come down myself. I’ll draw voting rights of Latin-Americans in the
one year,” she said.
country,” said Garcia. “They thwart our
my own opinion.”
Blanche and Richard Sliger, Tucson,
eventual poWilliams was
“came to show support and a little ap- concerned about
litical power
Derechos Humanos’ Web site
preciation for what the (Minutemen) the
and our politweapons
reports the following deaths of
are doing.”
ical represenissue.
migrant workers:
While holding a sign promoting
tation.”
“I don’t care
Proposition 200, they said counter-pro- to have men carIf these
163 in Oct 2001 to Sept 2002
testors were driving-by on Sunday and rying
changes
arms,”
203 in Oct 2002 to Sept 2003
yelling out of their cars, “Go home.” Williams said.
could
be
Proposition 200 was passed during the “Let the sheriff’s
made, Garcia
233 in Oct 2003 to Sept. 2004
last election and requires citizens to department and
believes that
22 in Oct 2004 to present
show proof of citizenship before vot- border
the border
patrol
ing.
problems
carry guns.”
“We responded,” said Richard
would begin
Williams unSliger. “We told them to have a nice derstands the dangers of guns. He a path of resolution and healing for peoday.”
served in Korea and spent four years on ple on both sides of the border.
Argist “AD” Williams, 67, came to the Glendale police force from 1961 to
4 Summary
the rally from Buckeye to check it out, 1965.
he said.
“If the Minutemen can get an image
“In the long term, I don’t think (the
“I came to investigate the Minute- that they are law abiding citizens, then
men for myself,” Williams said. “If I’ll join,” Williams said. “And I’ll Minuteman Project) will have any impact,” Dever said. “In the short term, it
they are a law abiding group of citizens, know by talking to ‘em.”
is costing thousands of dollars. We’re
then I want to join.”
RALLIES: Continued from Page 1
porter waved her peace-sign pendant at the dancers and
blessed them.
She told them they were wasting their time. One of
the dancers, a petite woman with waist-length black hair,
argued back, her face twisted with fervor.
The dancers and other demonstrators moved from
their station in front of Schieffelin Hall and marched
across Fremont Street and down historic Allen Street as
they made their exit.
Security forces followed. Tourists watched curiously,
and the typical Allen Street costumed characters – cowboys, proper ladies, and Wyatt Earp-esque lawmen –
continued to stroll along, mingling with visitors, giving
stagecoach rides and plugging gunfight shows.
Mayor Andree DeJournett stood at Fremont and Fifth
streets late Friday afternoon watching the crowds dwindle in front of Schieffelin Hall.
“I’m glad to see it go peacefully,” he said.
SIMCOX: Continued from Page 1
haven’t even gotten out of our damn
chairs yet. (They say) we are guilty.”
Simcox expressed his concern for a
media bias in response to articles written
in California and Arizona newspapers
that he said tend to criminalize him and
his group. Simcox said he and one Arizona reporter “don’t like each other at
all,” and Simcox said this alleged conflict of interest is obvious in articles
about the Minutemen.
“You look at the way they (newspa-
4Arrests and Detentions:
-Apprehended 384,954 individuals
-Represents an increase of 42 percent over the previous year —
270,585
-Repatriated more than 14,000 illegal aliens into the interior of
Mexico through a pilot program, negotiated with the Government of Mexico.
-Detained and removed 35,263 aliens through judicial proceedings
-Represents an increase of 30 percent over the previous year
-13,403 were removals of criminal aliens
-3,004 were other than Mexican Nationals
-A 309 percent increase, from 930 in the FY 2003
-The remaining illegal aliens apprehended were voluntarily removed to Mexico
4Narcotics seizures:
-Seized 388,849 lbs of Marijuana – the 1563 seizures equate to a
105% increase over FY 03 totals
-Seized 5,242 lbs of cocaine – the 171 seizures equate to a
13,333% increase
4Operation ICE Storm:
-Seized more than $7.4 million in currency
-Prosecuted 343 defendants
-Seized 288 weapons
-Rescued 655 migrants held against their will.
4Border Related Deaths:
-19 percent reduction in border crossing related deaths
-FY-03 62 border crossing exposure deaths compared to 50 border crossing exposure deaths in FY-04
The ABC Initiative also promoted targeted, intelligence-based operations such as Operation ICE Storm, an ongoing ICE initiative that targets
violent smuggling organizations in the Phoenix area. As a result of ICE
Storm, more than 340 dangerous human smugglers have been prosecuted
for a variety of crimes including money laundering, kidnapping, narcotics
smuggling and weapons charges. Local law enforcement has attributed a
significant reduction in homicides, hostage-takings and other violent crimes
to the ABC Initiative and ICE Storm.
SOURCE: Customs and Border Patrol Web site
spending a lot of money to prevent a
train wreck and to be able to respond to
one if it happens.”
Dever describes himself as a “poor
country boy who is the lucky guy sitting in this spot.” He has just been reelected to his third term as Sheriff of
Cochise County. He describes himself
as an avid reader who likes to stay current by reading the newspaper, periodicals, criminal justice textbooks, and
historical novels. Dever has been in
law enforcement for 29 years.
Garcia’s organization is hoping for
continued dialogue on these topics. She
Hillary Davis
A man who wished to be identified only as Jeff came to Southeast Arizona
from Salt Lake City to demand stricter border control.
pers) weight a story and the way that
they twist it and spin it using weighted
words. It shows that they are violating
every canon of journalism that there is
out there. I read it, I laugh and I put it at
the bottom of my birdcage.”
Simcox said some articles use words
like “vigilante” and “militia” to describe
the group, which paints a picture of lawlessness in the reader’s mind about the
Minutemen.
“They are trying us in the court of
public opinion and their stories basically
find us guilty,” he said. “And then they
assassinate our character. That’s the definition of journalistic vigilantism.”
Allen said that such terms were “absolutely justified,” and said that even
President Bush has referred to the Minutemen as vigilantes. She said there is a
“pattern of violence and lawbreaking”
that has preceded the Minuteman Project.
“What they’re doing is illegal,” she
said. “Federal and Arizona law prohibits
the impersonation of law enforcement.
Immigrants almost have to assume that
the Minutemen are law enforcement, es-
pecially if they have guns. We also have
an anti-militia law. You can’t be organizing a private security force.”
Allen said elected officials have been
“shirking their duties” by not charging
members of the organization for any of
these violations.
“The Minuteman Project is distracting us, distracting policy makers, from
what the real issues are,” she said. “We
don’t need more men with guns patrolling the borders.”
Simcox said the alleged media bias
against the Minutemen has as much to
said that the public is unaware of what
is really going on.
To help public awareness, the Derechos Humanos is working with local
communities in Naco and Douglas.
They are sponsoring unity events
throughout April. All take place in
Naco and cover a variety of events from
poetry readings to volleyball games.
“People are being duped (by government),” Garcia said. “All the talk is
phony.”
Excuses like Mexicans voting or terrorists crossing the border are “red herrings,” she said.
Woman sells t-shirts, pins
to support Minuteman
activities during rallies
4 Moving across Cochise County
Over the next two days, passionate demonstrations
continued as Minutemen and their opponents traveled
south to Naco and Douglas, where the border-watchers
had arranged rallies at the U. S. Border Patrol checkpoints.
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever reported crowds
about 300 strong at the Douglas immigration station Saturday and again at the Naco station on Sunday.
The human rights group Women in Black stood a
silent vigil at Naco, and other counter-protestors held up
crosses bearing the names of entrants who had died during their desert treks. Minutemen waved placards urging
motorists passing by to honk for more stringent border
control.
Dever said the Minuteman Project’s first days have
been calm.
Sunday afternoon at the Douglas station, only a handful of Minuteman demonstrators and sympathizers were
present.
“You may be disappointed,” Dever told reporters.
“But I’m not.”
ABC Initiative FY-04 Successes
Minuteman Project literature
claims that the organization has
attracted all types, from taxi drivers to college professors.
Add entrepreneurs to that list.
Dottie Dalton, the “button lady,”
was doing a booming business
peddling custom-printed -shirts
and homemade pins to project
participants and supporters.
Dalton, 65, of Murietta, Calif.,
said she made a small batch of the
badges – paper cards with the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
logo and the phrase Undocumented Border Patrol Agent, slipped
into a plastic badge cover with a
pin back – to take to a Minuteman-themed rally near her home.
The badges were immediately
popular.
“They were gone in about 30
minutes, including the one I was
wearing. I sold the button right off
my shirt,” Dalton said.
“Everybody wanted them, and
so I thought, well I’ll try and see
how they go and maybe I’ll make
up some to take to Tombstone.”
With the help of a friend, Dalton made 400 the buttons on her
home computer, and packed them
do with what is left out of articles as what
is included. He said some angles in a
story get overlooked because they won’t
“sell papers.”
“I have great compassion for the people who are caught in the middle that are
coming in (from Mexico),” he said. “I’d
like to see the end to the exploitation of
people just because they’re seen as cheap
labor,” he said. “That never seems to
make it into the articles.”
“The fact that we’ve rescued 150
people,” he added. It’s information
(media outlets) suppress that tells me
along to Arizona.
While waiting in the “corral”
behind the Tombstone Tumbleweed office Friday for in-processing, Dalton opened up shop from
her small wheeled suitcase.
By the time Dalton joined a
Minuteman press conference later
that afternoon, she said she had
sold about 300 of her supply.
Dalton also had t-shirts in her
inventory, emblazoned with the
phrases “Let our Border Patrol do
their job,” and “What part of illegal don’t they understand?” By
Friday, she had sold about 100 of
those.
At $3 per pin and $15 per shirt,
Dalton’s goal of financing her
week-long trip to Arizona may
well have been reached.
Close-up images of people displaying her wares have been
transmitted in news broadcasts
and photographs around the
world.
Dalton said she planned to participate in rallies and desert patrols, and didn’t seem to mind
what people thought about her
business venture or her views on
border policy.
“See, I’m old enough, I don’t
really care,” she said with a laugh.
“What people think of me is none
of my business.”
what their bias is.”
Hoover said while he could not comment on whether the Minutemen had
helped many people, “I hope all citizens
do what they can to save lives in the
desert and practice responsible hospitality.”
Simcox said he does not see the alleged media bias as an obstacle to the
project’s success.
“The only obstacles I can see are
these nutcase, white-supremacists that
want to piggyback on us,” he said.
“That’s going to be embarrassing.”
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Band County Line
rocks with covers
Adam Bernal
Deep inside the Crystal Palace Saloon, the familiar Johnny Cash favorite “Folsum Prison Blues” is heard
as patrons clap and dance to the
County Line band’s rendition of the
classic song.
These moments, according to guitarist Jim Aker, make performing and
entertaining worth it. County Line
performed at the saloon April 2 and 3.
Members are in Tombstone on a
regular basis and specialize in popular
and country and rock.
Band members are Aker, Terry
Williams on vocals and bass and Victor Carrillo on drums.
While County Line is known for
the ability to play country and rock
music, some members have notable
traits of their own.
Aker, who’s been with County
Line for five years, spent much of his
musical career in what he bluntly described as an ‘80s “hair” rock band.
“We were called Second Hand
News,” Aker said. “I loved every
minute of it.”
He said his former band covered
many popular ‘80s rockers from Bon
Jovi to White Lion and Poison.
However, the life of a musician on
the road proved to be difficult as Aker
was the first in the band to break away
from the negative lifestyle that came
with it. After leaving his former band
around 1991, he chose to focus on
something different - country music.
Even when first learning the guitar
in high school, Aker began playing
country music before switching to
rock, only to come back to country
again.
“My true love now is country
music,” Aker said.
A seasoned performer, Aker said
he feels the most rewarding aspect of
Correction
In the March 25 issue it was
incorrectly reported that Emmett Crook Nunnelley was
born in Tombstone in 1884.
He was actually born in Alabama as confirmed through the
1920 Census data. City of
orgin is unknown.
being a musician is meeting people
and being able to entertain them.
“That’s what it’s all about for me,”
he said, “People coming out and having a good time.”
While not coming from a “hair”
band background himself, Williams
instead coaches the boys basketball
team at Fort Thomas High School in
Fort Thomas, Ariz. He has coached
the team for eight years, won three
state championships and ended the
most recent season with a 25-3
record.
“It feels good,” Williams said. “We
had a great season this year.”
Being in a cover band, Williams
takes a light-hearted approach to performing and admittedly tries not to
take it too seriously.
“It’s just a hobby,” Williams said.
“We’re happy doing what we do.”
County Line has local ties with
Carrillo, godfather of Freddy Martinez Jr., drummer for the Tombstone
band Night Life.
In addition to The Crystal Palace
Saloon in Tombstone, County Line
also performed at other venues, including the Maverick, King of Clubs
in Tucson and Rix’s Tavern in Willcox.
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The Lamplight Room shines
Elizabeth Thompson
the excellent, complementary homemade
chips and salsa in an embarrassingly short
amount of time, we hoped the guacamole
would be just as good.
Though the guacamole was homemade and chock full of chunky tomatoes,
onions and cilantro, we felt like it was just
itching for a little garlic and lime juice to
add a little kick to the otherwise ordinary
dip.
We were not, however, disappointed
with the margaritas ($4-$8) which accompanied the chips and guacamole. Made
with lemon juice, triple sec, tequila and
sugar, the margaritas were incredibly
fresh and subtly potent.
The Lamplight Room looks more like
your grandmother’s home than the gunslinging inspired eateries that dot the areas
around Allen Street.
Located on Fourth Street in the Tombstone Boarding House Bed and Breakfast,
the Lamplight Room is surrounded by red
potted geraniums, a white picket fence
and a menu that boasts a more diverse fare
than the run-of-the-mill hamburgers and
barbecue spots in more tourist-heavy
areas of town.
To our disappointment, we
arrived too early to order from
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the dinner menu, which doesn’t begin until 5 p.m. Boasting
108 N. Fourth St.
enticing dishes like Parmesan
(520) 457-3716
Encrusted Salmon and Chicken Marsala, we were content to
4Monday through Thursday order from their “Don Tedoros
11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Mexican Menu,” which was
4Friday to Saturday - 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
brimming with Mexican lunch
4Sunday - 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
entrées.
Ranging from quesadillas
to enchiladas and chili verde made with
The entrées we sampled included
spicy green chilis, the menu seemed to chicken quesadillas ($7.95), chicken enhave a little of everything for lunch goers, chiladas ($6.95) and a combination platter
including grilled cheese sandwiches and of cheese enchiladas with chile rilleno
salads for those who might be hesitant of ($7.95).
spicier foods.
Served with generous portions of guaWe began our meal with an appetizer camole and sour cream, the chicken queof guacamole and chips, $5.95, off of the sadillas hit the spot. The chicken was permenu’s à la carte section. After devouring fectly cooked and combined flawlessly
Car contest benefits school
Cory Casey
Screaming engines, lustrous,
bright paint and the aroma of good
‘ol cookin’ were the sights and
smells of Tombstone High School’s
baseball field as “Cruisin’ Tombstone” launched its second annual
fund-raiser Saturday afternoon.
Participants from around Arizona
and neighboring states gathered together for the second consecutive
year displaying both classic and
modern cars.
The fund-raiser benefits both the
Tombstone Courthouse and Tombstone High School, according to
Tom Yarborough, the principal at
Tombstone High School.
First, second and third place trophies were awarded for competitions
including “Best in Show” and “People’s Choice.”
The vehicles were categorized by
Photo by Cory Casey / Epitaph
1933 Ford – Paul Harrison, next to his entry.
year, separating them into classes.
Each class had a competition and
also received trophies.
“The more people you get here
the better it is,” said Kristy Skaar,
wife of Jeff Lipsky, first place winner in Class 4.
This is the
Winners
second year in a
Class 1:
Class 4: 55-70
row “Cruisin’
1st – Jon Smith
1st – Jeff Lipsky, 68
Tombstone” has
2nd – Rick Johnson
Mustang Convertible
been a success
3rd – Harold Hall
2nd – Jairo Rivera
and plans for
Class 2
3rd – Bruce Kane
next year are al1st – Joe Krepps
Class 5:
ready in the
1st – Steve Connelly
2nd – Greg Black
works.
2nd – Leroy Landers
Class 3:
“We had a
1st – Dwaine Miller
People’s Choice:
great time and it
1st – Vic Gonzalez, 55
2nd – Jeff Epplyes
was a great
Chevy 2-door, hardtop
3rd – Jeff Epplyes
day,” said Paul
Harrison, who
with the green chiles and evenlymelted cheddar cheese sandwiched between two flour tortillas.
While our attention was
caught by the mentioning of
Lamplight’s homemade enchilada sauce on the menu, we were
less impressed by its lack of spice
and otherwise bland flavor. The
chili rilleno wasn’t too mealy or
rubbery and had a consistently
buttery, yet flavorful taste.
Since beans were included in
Photo by Elizabeth Thompson/ Epitaph
both of the enchilada entrees, we The front porch of the Lamplight
decided to try the refried beans Room.
and the “Tombstone beans,”
which weren’t made with lard and are rolled in granola and deep fried with plenvegetarian-friendly.
ty of chocolate sauce drizzled on top, was
Although the refried beans came delicious, and the Mexican cheesecake, a
smothered in melted jack cheese and were homemade white cake batter mixed with
substantial and satisfying, their ingredi- cream cheese and topped with cherries,
ents might not be the right choice for din- was a pleasantly surprising twist on the
ers who are health-conscious.
classic recipe, the Kahlua cake outdid the
The “Tombstone beans” were served rest of the deserts.
in their own broth with diced green chiles
The chocolate cake was just fluffy
and melted jack cheese, and while the enough to not be too rich, and was topped
broth was a little bland, the chiles weren’t with a homemade Kahula and chocolate
too bitter or acidic and dressed up the oth- icing.
erwise plain beans nicely.
Overall, our meal at the Lamplight
We finished off the meal with Kahlua Room was worth the trip. The restaurant
cake, Mexican cheesecake and fried ice offers a refreshing change to the western,
cream ($3.95) on The Lamplight’s sunny red-meat heavy atmospheres of other
patio, which includes green umbrellas and local eateries, and if tough locals can
a small awning for plenty of shade in stomach being spotted eating in a cheery,
warmer months.
cozy eatery like this one, they won’t be
While the fried vanilla ice cream, disappointed.
showed his red, hand-built 1933
Ford. “A lot of nice folks came out.”
The money raised from ticket
sales at the gate will go entirely to
Tombstone High School while the
money from participant entry fees
will go straight to the courthouse.
Participants showing their vehicles pay a $35 registration and signup fee which benefits the Tombstone
courthouse.
Tombstone High School will put
the $800 raised toward implementing a Renaissance program that focuses on awarding students who
excel academically, said Yarborough, who worked the front gate
entry sales.
Hats and jackets are incentives
Yarborough is planning on awarding
his students who make the grade.
TUSD discusses budget
Taryn White
The Tombstone Unified School
District, after hours of discussion,
came closer to deciding programs
and positions to cut for the 20052006 school year budget.
In a budget work session April 2,
the school board, some principals
and teachers that represent the
schools discussed what they thought
could be eliminated to save money.
“It is tragic that we have to make
these gut wrenching choices when
none of the choices are desirable,”
Superintendent Ronald Hennings
said.
All the decisions during the work
session will be on the agenda for the
April 13 school board meeting,
where budget cuts will officially be
approved or denied.
According to Hennings, the goal
for the upcoming budget is to reallocate resources to the younger children and maintenance staffs.
To help solve maintenance problems, the school board discussed hiring a computer technician to start
upgrading all the software within the
schools.
“We have a compounding problem. The old hardware won’t support any new software,” said board
member James Dotson.
The school board members said it
can contract someone for one year to
coordinate all hardware and software at a salary of about $55,000,
plus benefits.
There is also discussion of creating a new position where someone
will take on more of a leadership
role in scheduling bus routes and
hiring and firing drivers.
The position will go to a current
employee who will receive a $6,000
stipend.
The board also discussed cutting
positions.
One teacher from Walter J.
Meyer Elementary School and three
teachers from Huachuca City Elementary School will be cut. Principal Tom Yarborough of Tombstone
High School also recommended two
teaching positions be cut.
“I am nervous to lose any more
teachers than that,” Yarborough
said.
The board also discussed whether
to eliminate the librarian position
from the high school altogether or
reduce the position to part-time.
“We can’t decide anything now,”
said board member Lisa Reames.
“We basically have to cut and add
what we need and then wait for the
numbers to come back and then decide.”
Historian digs up past in new book about Tombstone’s ‘other’ cemetery
Jason Balakier
The cover of Ben Traywick's newest book chronicling the history of Tombstone's other cemetery.
While Boothill Graveyard may be the
most famous cemetery in Tombstone, authors Mary and Ben Traywick hope to shed
some light on Tombstone’s City Cemetery
in their new book “Tombstone’s Other
Cemetery,” released last month.
After nearly two-and-a-half years researching state archives, undertakers’
records, obituaries, city records and the
Apache Genealogical Society, the couple
gave the city of Tombstone a record of the
people buried in the cemetery, and history
to those people’s lives.
The cemetery was created after Boothill
Graveyard was filled to capacity. John Escapule, a French emigrant, gave 2.73 acres
of the land to Tombstone with the intention
that every inhabitant would have a free
grave plot, according to Ben Traywick.
Because the agreement was sealed with
a handshake, Tombstone never had a paper
title to the city cemetery until a proper deed
was signed in 1957, Ben Traywick said.
There was no other record of the cemetery until this book, 121 years after its inception.
With notable figures such as C.S. Fly,
Amazon C. Howell and William Harwood
buried there, the Traywicks felt the town
was missing out on a large part of their history.
“We needed some sort of record of all
we could find,” said Ben Traywick. “I
wanted to give the Escapule family credit
for giving the town the land.”
The search the couple encountered was
one they had not anticipated because of the
lack of records and the unorganized fashion
of the cemetery’s layout.
There were even multiple people in the
same grave, Ben Traywick said.
“If I wouldn’t have found any records at
all, I might have been better off,” he added.
Without the proper records, the Traywicks had to dig up the truth, literally, excavating certain plots to see if their contents
were correct, in place and in order, and documenting unknown burials.
“There was this one guy who was supposed to be buried here but was accidentally buried at Soldier’s Hole. Well, his wife
and kids already had their plots ready, so
they dug up his remains and put him at
Tombstone Cemetery so they could be together,” Ben Traywick said.
Despite the difficult time, the authors
were able to document everything accurately, and gave a copy of the book to the City
Clerk’s office and the Treasurer’s office in
an attempt to continue the proper documentation of the cemetery.
“I want somebody who’s in a place of
authority to continue keeping records,”
Mary Traywick said. “That way, I can feel
like I’ve accomplished something.”
Much of the book features the names of
all the people residing in the Tombstone
Cemetery, including the names of those
who have already bought their plots for
when that day comes.
Ben and Mary Traywick have two plots,
with Ben Traywick’s epitaph reading: “I’ll
be back.”
“He’s like a Tombstone icon,” said Marshal Kenn Barrett. “You see, Tombstone is
all about history and Ben is a walking, talking history of Tombstone. He’s the guy.”
Barrett also expressed his gratitude for
the author/historian’s impact on Tombstone.
“Without Ben Traywick, or people like
him, that study and read and tell the history
of Tombstone, the town would die,” said
Barrett.
Mayor Andree DeJournett also said he
appreciated the book’s importance to the
town.
“It’s about time that somebody made a
book about that cemetery, because it’s so
important to the town and especially for the
modern folks,” DeJournett said. “Those
that haven’t been here as long as Ben need
this.”
DeJournett and Barrett said they couldn’t say enough about Ben Traywick, a man
who has become a Tombstone fixture.
The Tennessee native, who moved to
Tombstone in 1968, has authored 32 books,
more than 50 pamphlets, 212 articles in the
National Epitaph and more than 900 newspaper and magazine articles.
He has been Tombstone’s Historian for
30 years.
Traywick said he and his wife have no
intentions of stopping now.
This book marks the couple’s second
foray into co-authorship, the first being
“Men and Mysteries in Mexico,” released
in 2000, and Mary’s second book after she
released “Fiery Foods from Tombstone” in
2001.
Ben Traywick already is working on his
next book, “Angel of Death,” which chronicles the times of Wyatt Earp in Tombstone.
He said he hopes to have the book out
by next year.
In between answering phone calls about
Tombstone’s past and writing, he said he
plans to continue living happily with his
wife of three years.
“After all these books and history, it’s
hard to imagine that I’m a chemist by
trade,” he said.
“Tombstone’s Other Cemetery” is available at the Bird Cage Theatre for $30.
Rose tree in bloom for Tombstone’s annual Rose Festival
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Thuba Nguyen
Tombstone will celebrate the
world’s largest rose tree this weekend
by holding a Rose Festival in honor of
the tree that blooms millions of white
roses every spring.
“We decided we should have a
rose festival and let people celebrate
the blooming of the world’s largest
tree. It’s very unique,” said Dorothy
Devere, owner of the Rose Tree Museum.
The rose bush was given to Amelia
Adamson, landlady of the boarding
house that is now the Rose Tree Museum, in 1885 by Mary Gee, a young
bride who moved to Tombstone with
her husband from Scotland, said Marcia Spitler, museum attendant.
The white lady banksia roses, covering over 8,000 square feet, now
hangs atop a complex structure of
trellis built with pipes and poles, according to a museum brochure.
It was recognized in the 1930s as
the largest rose bush in the world after
Robert Ripley declared it in his “Believe it or Not” column. It has since
held that title and has not been challenged, said Devere.
Ten years ago, the city decided to
celebrate this recognition by sponsoring a festival and has done so for ten
years, Devere said.
It is a local celebration that will include breakfast at the rose tree, a parade, an auction, dancing and a variety show held by the Tombstone Vigilettes, said Spitler.
For those who want to have a
chance to eat breakfast under the
world’s largest rose tree, the event
Tombstone marshal’s deputies cited
two people on charges of possession of
marijuana, reports stated.
Officers responded to 111 Safford St.
March 5 to ask questions about an ongoing case, reports stated.
When officers knocked on the door
at approximately 8:25 a.m., a woman
answered the door, reports stated.
While speaking to her, officers said
they noticed an odor of marijuana coming from inside the house, reports stated.
Officers asked about the smell and
the woman said she had been smoking
for medicinal purposes, reports stated.
Officers instructed her to get the rest
of the marijuana, reports stated.
Officers also found a man smoking
marijuana, reports stated.
When he saw officers he put the marijuana cigarette out, reports stated.
At about this time the woman returned with a round multicolored bowl
will be held in the museum’s garden
from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m Saturday and
Sunday, according to the event schedule. It will include scrambled eggs,
sausage, toast, orange juice and coffee.
Following Saturday’s breakfast,
there will be a parade at 11 a.m., Devere said. The parade will include B
Troops from Fort Huachuca, a mounted unit that represents the 1880s period, the American Legion and many
other entries. She said the committee
is still receiving entries to participate
in the parade. Devere added Arizona
Secretary of State Jan Brewer will be
the parade marshal.
“She’s very important in our
state,” Devere said. “We invited her
to come and she graciously accepted.”
Dancing will be held Friday night
on Allen Street from 7 p.m. to 11
p.m., according to the schedule.
There will also be a group of Mexican
Folklorico dancers from Douglas participating in the festival Saturday at 2
p.m.
After the folklorico dance, the
committee will hold a basket auction
to generate money for the festival,
Devere said. A portion of the money
raised will also be donated to organizations and schools, she said.
The Saturday festival ends with
the Tombstone Vigilettes’ variety
show held in the Shieffelin Hall. It is
entitled, “A Rose is a Rose is a…,”
said High Vigilette Jan Caldwell. The
show consists of 30 acts, including
singing, dancing, piano playing and
comedy skits. The event costs $5 for
adults, $3.50 for seniors and is free
for children 12 and under.
Photo by Thuba Nguyen / Epitaph
Karin Williams, 66, and her husband Art, 69, tourists from San Diego are stopping to smell the roses while exploring Arizona's
southwest.
At 11:30 a.m. the Tombstone Vigilantes will hold a street show and a
fashion show at noon. A “Make Your
Own Bonnet Contest” will be held at
1 p.m. on Allen Street.
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containing marijuana, reports stated.
Officers informed the pair that Arizona does not have a medical marijuana
law.
Both were issued citations for possession or use of marijuana.
Four vehicles were involved in a
minor traffic accident March 12 at Second and Fremont Streets, marshal’s reports stated.
James Fought, Jr. was headed west
on Fremont Street behind a black car
when it appeared to Fought the car was
going to turn into the Chevron gas station, reports stated.
When Fought came to a stop so he
did not hit the black car, he felt a bump
in the back of his car and then two other
bumps. The rear bumper of Fought’s car
was damaged.
The second car involved in the accident was a red Cadillac Seville driven by
Rudolph Fahrner. His car had damage to
the right headlight, the hood and back
bumper.
The third vehicle involved in the accident was a white GMC truck driven by
Theodore Kulkens. The front bumper of
the truck was damaged. The back of the
truck showed no damage except to the
hitch cover.
The final car involved in the accident
was a GMC Envoy driven by Audrey
Harrison. There was no damage visible
to the Envoy but Harrison stated it collided with the truck driven by Kulkens,
reports stated.
Devere said this year marks the
10th year of the festival, sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce, and the
Rose Committee has decided to add a
Shady Lady Poker Walk to raise
All drivers exchanged the proper insurance information and were notified
they would be receiving a citation in the
mail.
money for the festival.
Spitler said to participate in the
poker game, similar to an “1880s
Faro,” participants must purchase a
“poker walk ticket” for $5 and get it
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punched. The person with the highest
hand at the end of the celebration Saturday will win a two-night stay at Los
Abrigados Resort in Sedona, Spitler
said.
By Shawn Patrick Green / Epitaph
A high school custodian reported
March 22 that a window on one of the
high school vans had been damaged.
A 4-inch hole was found in the right
side window.
When officers looked inside the van,
they found a rock on the floor.
There was no other damage apparent
and there are currently no suspects.
Marshal’s deputies report they cited
one man on a charge of threatening another following an argument at 522
Calle Escanto. Deputies said a man
flagged down officers March 23 near the
Circle K to file a report that he was
threatened.
By Wesley Stangret / Epitaph
Across
1. Six feet under
5. Fight
10. Parental threat “Or __”
11. Head parasite
12. Fable
13. Incompetent
14. Perform surgery
16. Exploit
17. Beat
21. Lie at rest
23. Color
24. Continue
26. Lincoln’s log home
29. Chick hangout
30. Place for spectacle
31. Orbital shape
32. Asian pepper plant
33. “If I __ you…”
Down
Bryan Barton (far right) and supporters promote Barton’s run for Congress Sunday in Naco. Barton, a 24-year-old San Diego-based
Republican is running for the House of Representatives on a platform that includes immigration reform. Barton and another Minuteman participant were cleared this week of unlawfully detaining an immigrant.
Ice cream honors Tombstone
Jennifer Ellis
Tombstone has its own ice cream
flavor.
The flavor, Tombstone Roundup,
has chocolate covered peanuts with
caramel swirled into peanut butter ice
cream.
“It reminds me of a Snickers bar,”
said Wendy Patterson, a Shamrock
Farms representative.
Shamrock Farms recently released
a new line of premium ice cream fla-
vors featuring Arizona landmarks.
The dairy has been operating in the
state since 1922, said Shamrock
spokeswoman Cristina Calio, “and
it’s only fitting that Arizona’s hometown dairy has now developed an ice
cream line as grand as the state itself.”
Tombstone area residents can vote
on their local flavor at www.ShamrockFarms.net and have a chance to
win several prizes.
The “MVF,” or Most Valuable Flavor will be announced at a June Diamondbacks game.
Shamrock Farms gave away free
samples all across the state, including
the University of Arizona and a Diamondbacks Spring training game.
Shamrock Farms decided to
launch the line June 2003.
The other flavors are Diamondback Grand Slam Sundae, Caramelback Mountain, Snowbowl Vanilla,
Show Low Carb, Coyote Cookies &
Cream, Grand Butter PeCanyon and
Rocky Route 66, Calio said.
“Working on ice cream is a tough
job, but someone has to do it,” Patterson said.
1. Alternate path
2. Expire
3. Sawing logs
4. Caribou, for one
5. Slide
6. Rabbit
7. “You’ll __ the day you
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crossed me!”
8. Nile serpent
9. Animal companion
15. Weapons
18. Steal
19. Highway robber
20. Courage, fortitude
22. Suggest
25. Aspen resort’s need
26. Taxi
27. Metric unit of area
28. Wager
Tombstone
Roundup
ice cream,
one of the
new flavors
meant to
celebrate
Arizona
historic
landmarks.
Photo courtesy
of Shamrock
Farms
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Bordello’s bewitching quality conjures up more than charm
Elizabeth Thompson
Some say Tombstone has a bewitching quality to it, something that
makes tourists want to stay a day
longer, something that makes people
want to put down roots and call it
home.
Lynda Knox, who owns Tombstone Bordello Bed and Breakfast
with her husband, George, said she
felt as if she was meant to be here the
first time the couple visited from
England two years ago.
“Tombstone’s like a drug,” Knox
said. “This town gets a hold of you
and reels you in. When I’m here, I
feel like I’m living a dream I’ve always wanted.”
The Knoxes, who ran a country
and western bar in England for six
years before moving to Arizona,
added six bedrooms on to the bordello, which was built in 1881 and originally sat on the tennis courts of
Tombstone High.
Knox said the former bordello
was moved to its current location,
101 W. Allen St., in 1973 and has undergone renovations with previous
owners, but has kept its original
frame intact.
“We built the extras rooms by the
side of the original bordello and put
a new roof on,” Knox said. “The
original roof is underneath along
with the original frame, so you could
literally pull out the original building
from the center of the house. We’ve
just built around it, protecting it was
so important to us.”
She believes it wasn’t only the
town’s charm that lured the couple
across the Atlantic, but they had always wanted to open a bed and
breakfast and saw the perfect opportunity in Tombstone.
And perhaps the Knoxes weren’t
the first to catch the bed and breakfast bug in Tombstone. According to
the Tombstone Chamber of Commerce, there are currently six bed
and breakfasts in town
“Bed and Breakfasts and Tombstone are both a perfect escape,”
Knox said. “People are so aware of
how much nastiness there is in the
world, but at the Bordello you feel
the friendliness of the customers
from around the world.”
Tombstone
Bordello
guest
Scherezade “Sam” Taylor, who was
visiting with her husband from
Houston during the Territorial Days
festival in March, said it was her first
time in Tombstone.
“We came to check it out and we
love it,” Taylor said. “We’re both
fascinated by western history and the
culture of it all.”
Shirley Villarin, owner of the sixroom Tombstone Boarding House,
and the first to open a bed and breakfast in Tombstone, said when she
opened in 1987 city officials weren’t
sure how to properly zone the building.
“They weren’t sure what to do
with me,” Villarin said. “We had to
go to Bisbee and look at how they
made up their zoning ordinances for
their bed and breakfasts.”
Villarin said she took some bed
and breakfast seminars in Orange
County, Calif. where she previously
worked in real estate, but was unprepared for the amount of work that
went into the 1880 building.
“When we bought it, it was uninhabitable,” Villarin said. “It took
about a year for two rooms to get
done. We had all kinds of problems
with structural damage and the
whole building needed to be rewired
and get new plumbing. “
She said the renovation was well
worth it because it meant Tombstone
did not need to lose business to
tourists who went to surrounding
towns for bed and breakfasts.
“I had to send everyone to Bisbee
who was looking for a bed and
breakfast,” Villarin said. “That’s
why I’ve encouraged others to start
bed and breakfasts. Why should we
have to send all of our tourism somewhere else?”
Knox said the bordello is not only
full of history, it’s full of ghosts.
“A lot of the girls who worked
here committed suicide,” Knox said.
“They didn’t want to be here, but
were forced to work as prostitutes
because their husbands had died and
they needed to support themselves or
their children.”
One of the bedrooms in the bordello is thought to be haunted, according to Knox, by a 14-year-old
girl.
“We took some pictures in the
room with a digital camera and we
got some images of what looked like
a 12 or 13-year-old girl,” Knox said.
She added that through research they
determined a 14-year-old girl named
Sadie had once worked in the bordello. “We looked into it a bit deeper
and found out she was married at
fourteen and ran away from her husband who was abusive. She was murdered on the street shortly after, but
the police never arrested anyone,
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though people
believed it was
her husband.”
Knox said the
original
bedrooms of the bordello were only 3
feet wide, allowing just enough
room for a bed.
“The
most
they could have
in there was a
bed and maybe a
small cupboard,”
Knox said. “So it
was the kitchen
(that) acted as a
parlor or a place
for the girls to
actually live and
breathe.”
According to
Sandy Soule, vice The bordello’s
president of marketing for the
Web site bedandbreakfast.com, and
author of the first bed and breakfast
guidebook published “Bed and
Breakfast USA,” bed and breakfasts
are a good way for places like historical homes to be renovated and preserved, just like the Knoxes have
done by building around the original
structure of the bordello.
“Owning a bed and breakfast allows people to save large chunks of
historical real estate,” Soule said.
“These are places that have typically
been more or less abandoned and
forgotten and need to be renovated
and loved. Owning a bed and breakfast in a historical space takes a lot of
love, it can’t just be about making
money.”
Photo by Laurie Laine / Epitaph
original business license, paid for and signed by Big Nose Kate.
Soule said bed and breakfasts
began serving as a means of preserving historical structures in the mid70s.
“People started realizing that historical places didn’t have to be
turned into funeral parlors,” Soule
said. “European travel became really
popular around then too, and people
were staying in bed and breakfasts
overseas and coming back wanting
to start their own.”
Soule said people are drawn to
bed and breakfasts because it allows
travelers to get a more authentic feeling of a place.
“If you go to a hotel, you’re on
the outside looking in,” Soule said.
“But if you go to a bed and breakfast,
you’re on the inside looking out.
Typically, if you stay in a hotel
clerks aren’t going to know very
much about a town’s history. But inn
keepers are going to know things
like where to get the best meal. They
can be like your own personal
concierge and that’s what people
love.”
Villarin agreed, saying that’s what
she loves about running her bed and
breakfast.
“It’s just simply more personal,”
Villarin said. “There are times when
you get to be a sort of chamber of
commerce. You can recommend
where people should go and what
people should see and so many people enjoy that cozy, homey feeling.”
TOMBSTONE
Track teams head to
Safford for invitational
Charles Renning
With bus rides to Sierra Vista everyday and without a track to
call their own, the Tombstone High School track teams still manage to be one of the best 2A track teams in the state.
“Year after year we produce one of the top teams in the state,”
said head coach Dan Wood citing the teams lack of equipment
and home facilities as obstacles the team continually overcomes.
The Yellowjackets head to Safford this afternoon for a nineschool meet beginning at 3p.m.
Safford, Queen Creek and Silver City are three teams Wood
said he expects to compete in the meet, adding that the invitational
is just like any other meet this season - it is a step toward the
team’s two most important meets, regionals and state.
“Everything we do is working towards two meets,” said the
23-year coaching veteran.
The regional and state meets are held the first two weeks in
May, taking place in Casa Grande and Mesa respectively.
The girls team is coming off a second place finish last week in
the Bisbee Invitation, which was held in Benson because the high
school there just got a new track.
The only team to finish ahead of THS was Benson.
The boys team won the invitational which was made up of
several smaller schools in the area.
Although Wood said his team has been performing well thus
far, he said the Yellowjackets suffered a blow last week, losing senior Keyosha Ray.
Ray has been suffering through a hamstring injury all season
and the team and her finally decided that rest would be the best
cure.
Ray, who won the state heptathlon championship in 2003, was
competing in the 100-meter, 200-meter and triple jump for Tombstone.
“She a big part of our team, but we’ve got a lot of younger
kids,” he said.
Wood said two freshmen have really stepped up in the seniors
absence.
JessAnn Robison and Laurne Bauton have been big pointearners for the Yellowjackets.
Bauton has been instrumental in the pole vault and middle distance running events according to Wood.
He said the overall experience of his team has grown a great
deal even though they are a young squad.
“The more experience, the better they get. We try to get them
as many meets as we can,” said Wood about the actual meet experience his underclassmen are getting.
Wood also said it has been a joy seeing his team reap the benefits of hard work with times and scores improving.
He said the teams’ workouts are really paying off and that the
kids can see the results of training everyday in their improved
times and scores.
Baseball suffering Spring Break Slump
Bryan Pelekoudas
The Tombstone High School
baseball team (12-5) is trying to find
their swing again after losing two of
their last three games since spring
break.
Last Thursday, the Yellowjackets
struggled against Baboquivari, losing
9-5.
“We left 20 runners on base and
didn’t pitch very well,” head baseball
coach B.C. Hays said.
Control problems by the Yellowjacket pitchers allowed Baboquivari
to stay in the game. Tombstone’s
bats also struggled, getting out-hit
13-6.
Friday, the Yellowjackets showed
signs of turning their slump around
by crushing Benson 24-4. Byron
Reischl were 2-3 with a two-run
homerun as THS went on to have 16
hits and solid pitching.
Tombstone’s pitching problems
returned this past weekend, losing 95 at Pusch Ridge. The Yellowjackets
blew a late inning lead, mostly because of walks and hit batsmen.
“Consistency has been our biggest
problem. It’s hard to win when we
had 10 walks and four hit batsmen,”
Hays said.
Tuesday, THS hosted St. Gregory
and beat them 19-4. Joe Lytle led the
Yellowjacket offense with five RBIs
and almost hit for the cycle but fell
short by a homerun. Byron Reischl
continued hitting the ball well, going
1-2 with a three-run homerun.
Yellowjacket pitcher, Robert
Valenzuela earned the win and had a
shutout going into the top of the fifth,
but surrendered four late runs at the
expense of the Hawks. Tombstone
catcher Richard Scroggins played a
great defensive game, throwing out
two base runners.
“We’ve got a tough game coming
up against Desert Christian, but if
our pitching stays consistent, then we
will be able to compete,” Hays said.
The Yellowjackets hope to carry
their offense into their showdown
against Desert Christian, whose
pitching has struggled at times, so
look for THS to try and get an early
lead.
The Yellowjackets drive north to
Tucson today to take on the Desert
Christian Eagles. First pitch is
scheduled at 4p.m and the game will
be held at Udall park on Tucson’s
east side.
“This game will be a great test for
us, and we will need to play well to
take care of business,” Hays said.
Photo by Bryan Pelekoudas / Epitaph
Top left: Kate Arnett; Bottom left: Boys tennis struggled agaist Lourdes Monday; Center: Junior Gloria
Valenzuela prepares for her serve against Lourdes Catholic Monday; Right: Valenzuela and Arnett.
Underclassmen lead girls tennis;
Boys still searching for stroke
Kyle Dillingham
When the wind starts blowing in Southern Arizona it is
normal to see some walls of dust and an occasional tumbleweed. But tennis balls, now that’s another thing.
However, if you were anywhere near Kings Court Tennis Center Monday afternoon that is exactly what was
going on during Tombstone Union’s tennis match against
Lourdes Catholic.
“The match was close to being canceled,” said head
coach Dan Romero. “But I am glad we got to play in such
conditions because it taught us a number of things.”
Lesson number 1, you never know if the weather will
be on your side and lesson number 2, if the wind is blowing keep your feet moving towards the ball.
“The wind caused the ball to drift and if you didn’t
move your feet you wouldn’t get to the ball,” said Romero.
Monday’s match against Lourdes Catholic was originally scheduled for last week, but due to Lourdes’ spring
break, the match took place Monday. According to Coach
Romero extra days of practice never hurts and it especially didn’t hurt the girls team.
Lead by a slew of underclassmen, the girls tennis team
fought hard and came out on top defeating the Lady Warriors 5-4. Junior Gloria Valenzuela defeated her opponent
in single’s play 15-10 and then went on with her doubles
partner, Kate Arnett, and demolished their opposition 10-1.
“She (Valenzuela) is playing really well right now…she
is finally getting back into her groove,” said Romero.
Two freshmen also stepped up their play Monday afternoon and Arnett, in dominating fashion, walked away a
winner in her singles match by a score of 10-. Classmate
Catilyn Bouchikas also clinched a victory with a 10-1
score.
Coach Romero attributes Bouchikas’ success to her vicious serve by saying that aspect of her game scores her a
lot of easy points. Likewise with Arnett, Romero added
that she does nothing fancy but get the ball over the net and
she lets her opponents make the mistake.
The girls team took their two game win streak into
Wednesday and played a larger, Douglas High who is a 4A
school in Southern Arizona.
(The Epitaph apologizes, but we were at the press on
Wednesday afternoon and do not have the results from that
match).
Opposite the girls team, which is on a rampage right
now, is the boys team that continues to search for their
groove and a victory.
Kyle Arnett and teammate Mo Navarette won the only
match for the Yellowjackets Monday escaping the goose
egg that awaited the boys team had the senior/junior duo
failed to win their match.
Wind was definitely a factor for both teams Monday,
but the boys team was also going through some other disruptions as senior Brett Klucsarits was not permitted to
travel with the team due to disciplinary reasons and Junior
Mike Hoffman showed up at the match minus his racquet.
Klucsarits, one of two seniors, rejoined his team
Wednesday to take on Douglas along with Richard Harris,
the other senior on this year’s squad.
The Yellowjackets continue their season next week as
they take on St. David Tuesday and Bisbee Thursday.
Both matches will be held at Kings Court Tennis Center in
Sierra Vista.

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