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🌱 Tubac residents seek answers on $63 million checkpoint expansion

Tubac, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Tubac! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tubac residents seek answers on $63 million checkpoint expansion
  • Tubac gathering honors tomato industry veteran Bob Meyer
  • Produce trade group chooses new leadership at Tubac meeting

Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hazy sun and warm, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Not as warm, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CBP official cancels; Tubac seeks answers on I-19 checkpoint plan (tncontentexchange.com) — More than 215 people gathered in Tubac seeking answers about a $63 million I-19 checkpoint expansion after the scheduled CBP speaker canceled. Residents and county officials still lack details about the project's scope, timeline and environmental effects, while a citizens group is pursuing records and urging public input.
   

2. FPAA recognizes Bob Meyer with Pillar of the Industry Award (theproducenews.com) — Bob Meyer, whose tomato business expanded into Nogales in the 1970s, received the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas' Pillar of the Industry Award during a Nov. 4 meeting in Tubac. Meyer joined remotely as colleagues recognized his work with Mexican growers and his adoption of new growing and handling practices.
   

3. FPAA elects new board at annual meeting (bluebookservices.com) — The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas chose new leadership at its Nov. 4 meeting at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Guillermo Martinez of Frello Fresh succeeded chairwoman Raquel Espinoza as members reviewed efforts to address trade and regulatory challenges facing the U.S.-Mexico produce industry.
   

4. 29 Dry-Climate Towns Retirees Pick for Easier Winters (newsbreak.com) — Tubac’s galleries, sunny winter days and Santa Cruz River trail earn it a place in a 29-town roundup of dry-climate retirement destinations. The guide highlights the village’s Spanish presidio roots and winter high season, while advising prospective movers to weigh medical access, housing costs and summer conditions before settling down.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday November 14
  • Caviglia-Arivaca Library's 30th Anniversary Celebration and Fun Fai
    Caviglia-Arivaca Branch Library, 17050 West Arivaca Road, Arivaca
    11:00 am
    • Tuesday November 17
  • FREE Mobile Health Services
    Caviglia-Arivaca Branch Library, 17050 West Arivaca Road, Arivaca
    10:00 am
  • Open Yarn Studio
    Caviglia-Arivaca Branch Library, 17050 West Arivaca Road, Arivaca
    1:00 pm
  • CtMS: GS vs. Altar Valley
    Rio Rico High School, 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico
    3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital posted a job opening for CT Tech in Rio Rico. Apply here.
  • Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for barista - Store# 56448, I-19 & NOGALES HWY in Green Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tubac here.

Ok Tubac! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Tubac

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.