What's New (Updated 5/10/13)
| 2013-2014
Membership Drive Begins -- History Happened Here. Be a Part of
It. As we mark the Empire Ranch Foundation's 15th year, we look at our past with pride, and at our future with ambition. Your membership is a critical component as we work to restore and preserve the Empire Ranch. Please join today with your support during the 2013-2014 membership year. Membership support is key to preserving and protecting the Empire Ranch. Your membership entitles you to quarterly newsletters and invitations to Members-only events. But most importantly, your membership helps support the preservation of the Empire Ranch. To renew your annual membership, or to join as new member, click here. Or call 888-364-2829 to process your membership by phone. To read more about ongoing events at the Empire Ranch, read the May 2013 Newsletter. |
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| Family Fun
Days, June 8 & 9! The Empire Ranch Foundation's Wild About the Grasslands! youth education program and Colossal Cave Mountain Park invite you to take trips back in time to experience ranch life of the children and their families who once lived at the Empire and La Posta Quemada Ranches. On June 8th and 9th, 2013, the foundation and the park will once again host "Ranching Across the Cienegas". Saturday, June 8, 10:00am to 3:00pm, Empire Ranch - "Ranching Heritage Saturday"- Free guided tours, hands-on activities for kids, special interest presentations, and much more! Be sure to join us for an old-fashioned "Ice Cream Social " - with delicious, Dutch oven-made, fruit cobbler! $5 suggested donation. For more information, call (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org . Sunday, June 9, 2:00am to 4:00pm, Colossal Cave Mountain Park -"Sunday in the Park Lecture Series" free presentation and ranch tours. $5 per car (up to 6 people) to enter. For more details, call (520) 647-7121 or email info@colossalcave.com . Click here for descriptive flyer (.pdf, 360kb). |
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| "Cowboy
Life" Exhibit Awarded Matching Grant ERF has received a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council (AHC) to develop a Cowboy Life exhibit that will highlight the Empire Ranch's vaquero and cowboy traditions, methods of working with cattle, and daily lives, including social and family life. The exhibit will be installed in the 1870s section of the ranch house where the cowboys bunked, and will officially open on February 8, 2014, at a "Cowboy Life" Family Fun Day at the Empire Ranch. The AHC grant provides $10,000 for the exhibit; ERF will match this amount with in kind volunteer hours, ERF and BLM grant funds for education, and cash contributions from two private donors. |
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| Happy Trails
at the Empire Ranch April 6, 2013 proved to be a glorious spring day at the Empire Ranch, perfect for riding and enjoying the beauty of Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA). More than 50 horseback riders participated in two and four hour rides led by Board Members Steve Boice and Faith Boice. Later, all joined in for the dinner festivities including honoring Ian Tomlinson, whose cattle graze LCNCA under a BLM lease agreement, keeping the 137-year Empire ranching history alive. He was honored for his work with the BLM biologists and land management specialists to preserve the lands through innovative grazing, water, and land use methods. For trailride and dinner event photos, go to the Empire Ranch Facebook Page or click here for a direct link to event photos. |
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| "3:10 to
Yuma" at The Loft Cinema -- Tickets Now on Sale! Tickets are on sale now for the Thursday, August 15 special showing of the 1957 Classic Western Film -- "3:10 to Yuma," starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. The evening kicks off at 6:30pm with an outdoor reception at The Loft. At 7pm, enter the theatre and enjoy the show and a conversation with Peter Ford, son of the legendary actor Glenn Ford and dance icon Eleanor Powell. Peter, author of the highly acclaimed book "Glen Ford: A Life," will share unique insights regarding one of America's most talked about Hollywood couples. Peter's wife, Lynda Ford, an actor and stuntwoman in her own right, will also be a guest speaker. About the film - "3:10 to Yuma", directed by Delmer Daves, is a taut, suspenseful film -- considered by many to be one of the great Western Classics. Glenn Ford stars as Ben Wade, a ruthless criminal who has been captured, and Van Heflin stars as Dan Evans, the stubborn rancher who intends to take Ford to the Yuma train station so he can be transferred to await trial. The event is generously sponsored by the Green Valley Pecan Co. Tickets are $20 for ERF members, $25 for non-members; $30 at the door. For more about the event, and to purchase tickets, click here, or call the Empire Ranch Foundation at 888-364-2829. |
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| Preservation
Update The historic double-hung windows of the Huachuca House or Visitor Contact Station, dating to the original structure's construction, are currently in Tucson, where they are being repaired and reglazed. We expect they will be re-installed later this summer. The BLM has evaluated proposals to preserve the Adobe Haybarn and expects to award a contract soon. Because the contract is "design/build," it must allow for design, review, and consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) before actual work can commence. Other smaller projects are completed at volunteer work days, held on the second Saturday of every other month from 8am to 12noon. Join dozens of volunteers as we complete projects under the guidance of our BLM partners. (Upcoming Volunteer Days are: June 22, August 17, and October 19). Volunteer tasks include smaller preservation projects, landscape and gardening, and general Ranch House cleaning. To volunteer, call 888-364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org . Click here to see a cumulative list of Empire Ranch Headquarters preservation projects completed or scheduled since 2000--many involved volunteers. |
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Latest Newsletter
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Current
Working Calendar MAY 8 Legacy Day at the Empire Ranch, program for Elgin middle school students. Empire Ranch Headquarters. 11 Monthly Docent-Led Tours of Empire Ranch House, 11am, 1pm, Free. Empire Ranch Headquarters. Meet at Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center, open to all. 18 ERF Board Meeting, 9am-Noon, Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center JUNE 8 Ranching Across Las Cienegas -- a Wild About the Grasslands! Family Fun Day event including Dutch oven demonstrations, live music, tours (11am & 1pm), Old Time children's games & crafts, wagon rides. Empire Ranch Headquarters, 10am - 4pm, open to all. 9 Ranching Across Las Cienegas -- Family Fun Day event at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 10am-4pm, open to all. 22 Volunteer Work Day, 8am-Noon, Empire Ranch Headquarters. To volunteer, call 888-364-2829. All welcome! JULY 13 Monthly Docent-Led Tours of Empire Ranch House, 11am, 1pm, Free. Empire Ranch Headquarters. Meet at Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center, open to all. 20 ERF Board Meeting, 9am-Noon, Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center AUGUST 10 Monthly Docent-Led Tours of Empire Ranch House, 11am, 1pm, Free. Empire Ranch Headquarters. Meet at Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center, open to all. 15 "3:10 to Yuma" with special guests Peter & Lynda Ford, The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway, Tucson, 7pm. 22 Volunteer Work Day, 8am-Noon, Empire Ranch Headquarters. To volunteer, call 888-364-2829. All welcome! ONGOING * Volunteers needed for special events, preservation projects, other Foundation activities (Please contact admin@empireranchfoundation.org or call (888) 364-2829.) SAVE THE DATE!
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