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What's New
(Updated 3/9/10)

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Your Last
Week to Visit!
Spectacular 10th Annual "Empire 100" Western Art Show & Sale Closes
on Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| The 10th annual show, open for viewing and sales, Monday
through Friday, 8:30-4:00, and closing on Friday, March 12 is a "must see".
Sales will continue through closing day, March 12, 2010, at Northern Trust, 3450 E. Sunrise
Drive in Tucson.
Treat yourself to seeing works by the 2010 show's featured artist
Diana Madaras, together with original works of ninety nationally
recognized and emerging artists. The show is a golden opportunity to
see and purchase outstanding Western art of lasting value and to support
the preservation of Arizona's historic Empire Ranch.
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| A portion of all sales benefits the Empire
Ranch Foundation. |
"Bad Boy"
by featured artist Diana Madaras, |
"Sweetness" by
John Solie,
winner of Peoples Choice award |
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"Scene of the
Crime"
by Deborah Copenhaver Fellows |
"Wells Fargo
Messengers"
by Santos Barbosa |
"Bevan's
Bull"
by Owen Rose |
"Hangin' Out" by
Tom Dorr, winner of Best of the Empire award |
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Year-End Donations Enable Adobe Haybarn
Restoration To Begin |
On behalf of the Empire Ranch
Foundation, thank you for your generous response to our year-end
appeal. With more than $15,000 raised, and funding from the
BLM, we are now able to begin phase 1 of restoration of the Adobe Haybarn.
This project will require considerable funding from a variety of sources,
and we will seek grants and other support as well to secure the Haybarn's
future, and to continue repair and restoration of other historic buildings
at the ranch. (Click here to see a
cumulative list of preservation projects completed or scheduled since
2000.) If
you've not already done so, please contribute
today to help fund repairs. Any
amount will help. If you replied to our membership appeal in May,
your contribution now will be added to your existing membership
level. If you have not yet sent a donation this year, now is the
time! It's easy! Just click below to donate electronically
or print a mail-in donation form Click
here to make your contribution now. |

(photo: courtesy of Murray Bolesta/CactusHuggers.com)
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| Enrollment
Now Open... Wild About
the Grasslands! Spring
Camp, March 15-17, 2010 |
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Enrollment registration is now open for Wild about the Grasslands! Spring
Day Camp to be held at the historic Empire Ranch on March 15-17,
2010, and Spring Overnight Camp to be held on March 19&20.
Designed for children ages 11-14, Wild About the
Grasslands! Spring Camps in 2010 are new offerings that focus on
the importance of the Cienega Creek as a precious resource to the Las
Cienegas NCA and the Cienega Watershed. Students will learn first-hand
about the importance of this water source to support a diversity of
plants, wildlife, and its significance to the people who depend on
it. Spring Overnight Camp is an advanced adventure, adding the
dimension of outdoor camping.
Another great session of WATG! Summer Day Camp, to be held
June 7-11, is also available for registration.
CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED--MAKE RESERVATIONS SOON!
Click here for more information.
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| Back in the
Saddle Again! Join the Empire Ranch Trail Ride, April 17 |
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Plan to join the Empire Ranch Spring Trail Ride,
sponsored by the Foundation. Back by popular demand, the ride will take
place Saturday, April 17. You'll ride through some of the most spectacular
scenery in the state. The morning ride departs at 9am, returning for a
Ranch House Tour, lunch, & friendship in the historic Stone Corral. An
afternoon ride departs at around 1pm.
Join us! We promise you the magic of the land will
take your heart!
Bring your own horse, or reserve horse rentals in
advance with us. Reservations, including payment in full, are due
(postmarked) by Saturday, April 3.
Click here for more
information and registration form.
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Support ERF
while you Search or Shop the Internet
Through a non-profit
partnership, you can support
the Empire Ranch Foundation every time you search the Internet or make
purchases online from a wide variety of vendors.
GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half
its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its
users designate. GoodShop.com
is an online shopping mall which donates a percentage of each purchase to
your favorite cause! Please download
the toolbar to designate the ERF for GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com by
clicking http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/empire-ranch-foundation
. Then every time you search or make an online purchase with
www.GoodSearch or www.GoodShop, ERF will benefit.
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Oral
Histories of the Empire Ranch
The Foundation has an active program to document ranch history through
interviews of individuals who lived and/or worked on or had significant
involvement with the Empire Ranch. Click
here for a listing of interviews conducted or collected to date,
including, when available, a contents summary. Oral history
materials are stored in the ERF archives and can be consulted by
appointment. Suggestions for additional interviews are
welcome. Please email info@empireranchfoundation.org,
or phone (888) 3642829 |
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Latest Newsletter
The latest issue of the Empire
Ranch Foundation News contains more information and detail on our activities. Click below to download a
copy (requires Acrobat Reader; 4 page document in .pdf
file format). Second link provides access to articles in current and past
newsletters.
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Current
Working Calendar
FEBRUARY
Ongoing "Empire 100" Western Art Show
& Sale -- Open to the Public, Mon-Fri, 8:30am to 4pm, Northern Trust,
3450 East Sunrise
Drive, Tucson, AZ
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Volunteer Work day, 8am-Noon, Empire Ranch Headquarters
MARCH
1-12
"Empire 100" Western Art Show & Sale -- Open to the
Public, Mon-Fri, 8:30am to 4pm, Northern Trust, 3450 East Sunrise
Drive, Tucson, AZ
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Close of "Empire 100" Western Art Show & Sale
15-17 Wild
About the Grasslands! Spring Camp I, for Grades 6-10, 9am-3pm, Empire Ranch Headquarters.
(For more information, click here, call 888-364-2929, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org)
19-20 Wild
About the Grasslands! Spring Overnight Camp II, for Grades 6-10,
3pm-1pm, Empire Ranch Headquarters.
(For more information, click here, call 888-364-2929,
or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org)
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Historic Empire Ranch Tour in celebration of Arizona Archeology Month,
11am, Empire Ranch Headquarters
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ERF Board Meeting, 9am-Noon, Empire Ranch Headquarters
APRIL
17
Spring Empire Ranch Trail Ride, 9am to 4pm, Empire Ranch Headquarters
(For more information, click here.)
27
Volunteer Work day, 8am-Noon, Empire Ranch Headquarters
MAY
5
Legacy Day at the Empire Ranch, 9am to 2pm, Empire Ranch Headquarters
15
ERF Board Meeting, 9am-Noon, Empire Ranch Headquarters
JUNE
7-11
Wild
About the Grasslands! Summer Day Camp, for Grades 6-8, 9am-3pm, Empire Ranch Headquarters.
(For more information, click here, call 888-364-2929, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org)
ONGOING
* Volunteers needed for special events, preservation projects, other
Foundation activities
(Please contact admin@empireranchfoundation.org
or call (888) 364-2829)
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