Only someone who lives so many months in darkness can appreciate the sun of Sonora… Solo alguien quien vive muchos meses en la oscuridad puede apreciar el sol de Sonora… – Rocío Olalde By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero The powerful soprano voice of Rocío Olalde will fill every nook of Puerto Peñasco’s Municipal Auditorium tomorrow evening, December […]
Contributor: Ernesto Portugal Garcia On Dec. 22nd, more than 60 cyclists of all ages made their way to Plaza a la Madre around 9 a.m. to register for a pre-Christmas Bike Ride organized by Ernesto Portugal Garcia. Upon registering, participants enjoyed cups of hot chocolate before receiving safety instructions provided by the Municipal Safety Office. […]
Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta confirms nearly 30 million pesos in federal funds will be used for roadwork along Blvd. Samuel Ocaña, which is set to get started before the end of the year. As stated in earlier reports, the initial work will extend along Blvd. Ocaña from Blvd. Benito Juarez to Ave. Juan […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero With Santa’s busy schedule during December, we were pleased to see both he and Mrs. Claus popping up around Puerto Peñasco sporadically throughout the month. On Dec. 22nd, Mr. & Mrs. Claus made their grand entrance into the Malecon atop a Fire Truck before climbing their way up through a window of […]
Contributor: Nina Mier There has been a lot of activity within the art world in our community this year, which is why we cannot wrap up 2013 without an event of grand magnitude. With this in mind, an invitation has been launched for all to attend the 2013 Puerto Peñasco Winter Gala, produced principally by […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero, Photos courtesy of Karen Aldridge Santa Claus comes more than once a year to Puerto Peñasco, just about every Saturday to be exact. Most often caught wearing a baseball cap and sweats in lieu of a jolly red get-up, John Fowler of the Santa Claus Club explains they have been providing food, […]
What do real estate and The Nutcracker have to do with the local Office on Integral Family Development (DIF)? Recently, Long Realty made a donation of $50,000 pesos to the local social assistance organization, which will go to ongoing work on a Hemodialysis Unit that has been a principal goal of the DIF under President […]
Holiday parties, traditionally called “posadas,” can be found across Puerto Peñasco this time of year. Just this past week, the local Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) held a posada with folk living at the Casa Hogar Home for the Elderly. DIF President Rafael Felix de Figueroa celebrated the event alongside the 30 Hogar residents […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero On the morning of December 18th, 2013, Rocky Point awoke to news of something serious going down in the popular condominium area of Sandy Beach – and specifically around the lovely Bella Sirena complex. From 5 a.m. on, social networks lit up as people advised others to stay indoors while the early […]
Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta: Authorities acted according to security protocol Press Release HERMOSILLO, SON; 18 December 2013.- Rocky Point Mayor Professor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta has reported the situation in Puerto Peñasco is calm after a confrontation between Mexican Federal authorities and members of a criminal organization during the early morning hours in the area known […]
Contributor: Hector Hans Munro Colosio – Published here with permission of the author. Dec. 18, 2013. Puerto Penasco My dearest children, It breaks my heart all that is going on in the world, and in this beloved pueblo that has been so good to us. I don’t know what to do for your well-being. I […]
Sonora Attorney General Carlos Navarro Sugich initially reported a Federal Police Operative in Puerto Peñasco in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 18th between Federal forces and armed individuals, left at least four of those confronting federal forces dead. In a later message sent out on Twitter, Navarro Sugich confirmed that a fifth individual […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero I’m always interested in figuring out creative gifts this time of year, yet have to admit I am a last minute shopper. Christmas Eve is just one week away, which in Mexico is traditionally the time when people choose to open their gifts. Looking back on family holiday trips, when we would […]
Press Release Heberto Reyna Orozco, General Director of Urban Development, Public Projects, Ecology, and Zofemat for Puerto Peñasco has announced the winning bid for paving work along Blvd. Samuel Ocaña will be made known on Christmas Day. Similarly, he noted that work to modernize this boulevard would begin before the end of the year. The […]
On Saturday, December 14th, approximately 50 students along with a handful of parents from Destiny Dance Academy staged two presentations of Tchaikovsky’s traditional holiday classic “The Nutcracker Ballet”. Ticket sales and funds raised through raffle prizes announced at intermission of each performance will go to the local DIF (Office on Integral Family Development) as well […]
Friday the 13th. If you were up near dawn this morning, or in the coming days, you may have caught the 2013 Geminid meteor shower with the best viewing times during a moonlit sky between moonset and dawn on Saturday, the 14th. Sounds like a perfect evening to stay up and enjoy holiday fiestas in […]