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What's New
(Updated 5/10/13)

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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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.
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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!
The 2013 Roundup & Open House will be held Saturday, November 2,
2013. Please mark your calendar and plan to be there!
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