Announcement from Steps of Love Much like in the United States, public school students in Rocky Point must begin the year with a backpack filled with a long list of school supplies, Because the young people we support come from families with limited resources, most cannot afford this expense. Your donation to our ‘Packs of […]
“We’ve waited 2 years, and traveled 3000 miles, to be able to say these 8 words,” an excited voice rang out from the Circus Mexicus main stage gracing the sand lot behind Banditos in Rocky Point on Saturday, June 12th. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.” Announcing the band from the main stage […]
June 21st is Go Skateboarding Day! What a perfect time for the online premier of “Concrete Futuro”, which tells the incredible story of skateboarding’s ups and downs in Rocky Point. Check out the trailer: Concrete Futuro Braulio Castro of Atomic Skate, and impetus behind much of how skateboarding rolls around town, shares “Following more than […]
Puerto Peñasco weightlifter Adbeel Noemí “Mimí” Rodríguez Lugo, along with fellow Sonoran athletes, has been selected to compete in the Sub20 Youth PanAmerican Championships to be held July 9th – 15th in Manizales, Colombia. These games are a classifier for the PanAmerican Youth Games towards the end of the year. “Mimí” and her weightlifting cohorts […]
by Naomi Black Can you believe we are nearing the end of the 9th season of the Mermaid’s Market? I thought I might briefly review the history of the market and tell you what the “mermaids” have planned in the very near future! Way back in the winter of 2011 and spring of 2012, we […]
The Mar de Cortés International Airport in Puerto Peñasco held a moving tribute this week to posthumously honor Marlin Kuykendall, former mayor of Prescott, Arizona, and ardent supporter of Puerto Peñasco. Nearly three months after his passing, an ambulance Kuykendall himself had donated to the airport was named in his honor. Kuykendall’s widow Tana and […]
Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO), recently took first place in the Tierra de Mujeres Mexico contest, which honors women from across the country whose work promotes caring for the environment. Barajas Acosta’s project, entitled “Women of the sea, soul of salt, and heart […]
On April 6th, 2021, AZCentral reported: Carl Hodges, a longtime Arizona innovator and prominent atmospheric scientist who was one of the first to recognize and address climate change using seawater, died the morning of April 3rd at 84 years old after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
GET INVOLVED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY! Margarita Mermaids supports two wonderful charities this April. April 11th we dedicate to the Sharks on Wheels Tiburones who are a local wheelchair basketball team. They are currently in need of wheelchairs, equipment and medical care. In 2019 & 2020 our efforts, along with others in […]
Raffle to benefit the Santa Claus Club The Santa Claus Club has had to cancel all fundraising events for the first half of 2021. This Spring, they are holding the Cornhole raffle to offset some of the lost revenue from the cancelled Cornhole Tournament. Tickets are $2.00 each, 6 for $10.00, 13 for $20.00 and […]
As part of a broader “Pinta México” campaign to celebrate the 116th anniversary of Rotary International, several members of the local Rotary Club (CR Mar de Peñasco) picked up their paintbrushes to help paint the town. Current club president Enrique Rodríguez Ramírez detailed in this case, the club focused on painting handicapped ramps and access […]
Margarita Mermaids and TRIBE M/C, with the help of our Mermaid Angels, bring Easter to the Kids of Peñasco with 400 chocolate bunnies, bright colored plastic eggs with jelly beans, dye kits to color over 500 boiled eggs to make Easter bags for the kids. Every bag will have a Easter message in Spanish to […]
Longest stretch of certified Clean Beach coastline in Mexico to maintain distinction The Mexican Standards and Certification Institute has once again granted Level II certification to Sandy Beach in Rocky Point. The certified clean beach extends 1700 meters, stretching from Hotel Playa Bonita to Phase III of Las Palomas Resort, encompassing Playa Bonita RV Park, […]
DICK STEELE 1946-2021 Our community’s good will ambassador passed away this week peacefully and will leave a void that we all will miss. His love of life radiated to those lucky enough to meet him. His smile warmed our hearts, his laughter brought us joy, and his hugs (and birthday spankings) made you feel his […]
Though the annual Major League January baseball clinic had to stay in the dug-out this year due to Covid concerns, the Youth Sports Foundation teamed up with American football player Juan Roque for a 1st American Football Clinic held in Rocky Point over Presidents’ Day Weekend. Much as the baseball clinic, former professional players and […]
In 2020, Puerto Peñasco’s population was registered at 63,689 residents according to data from the Housing and Population Censes of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). The INEGI report, published on January 25th, implies 5,347 more residents in the municipality from 2010 to 2020, or rather a 9.32% increase in 10 years. In […]