June is upon us and that means, Los Rolling Rockies Wheelchair Basketball Team will be hosting the “Liga Sonora” State Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. On Saturday June 29th and Sunday June 30th, teams from Nogales, Hermosillo, Obregon, Caborca and Navajoa will be participating in the very first State Wheelchair Basketball Tournament to be held in Rocky […]
TECMED begins trash collection service in Puerto Peñasco City press release On the morning of June 17, 2013, Puerto Peñasco Mayor Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta waved the flag to mark the launch of trash collection services under a public-private alliance the City has established with the Spanish company TECMED. Accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Rafaela Félix […]
Press release On June 14th, Puerto Peñasco Mayor Prof. Gerardo Figueroa Zazueta participated in the Arizona – Sonora / Arizona – Mexico Commission meeting held in Scottsdale, AZ where he expressed the metits of Puerto Peñasco as a tourism destination. The working table on Tourism at the event included the participation of State Tourism Coordinator, […]
The (not so small) World of Destiny Dance Academy By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero (Photos courtesy of Destiny Dance Academy) Tucked into a corner of Plaza Fremont, the unpresuming Destiny Dance Academy is preparing to take on the world…first with a Saturday performance in Puerto Peñasco and then a July trip to California to be part of […]
By MoKa Hammeken On Tuesday, June 11th, the monthly gathering of “Uncommon Women on Common Ground” met at the offices of the local Chamber of Commerce (CANACO) to learn from the relatively recently appointed board more about the role of the CANACO in town and how it operates. The current board has been in office […]
For more than ten years, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers have brought Circus Mexicus to Clyne’s casa of Puerto Peñasco nestled into where the desert meets the sea, offering alt-country rock n’ roll to audiences who trek across the country and the globe to take in a weekend of music under the Sonoran sun. Here’s […]
Circus Mexicus XXII | Siempre un placer! Here’s to Life! By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero “El placer es mío,” Roger Clyne remarked as we walked out of the Tequila Factory in Puerto Peñasco on Friday afternoon, – the pleasure is mine. Around town, Circus Mexicus activities were just getting underway. Roger had stopped by the Tequila Factory […]
On June 4, 2013, touring troubadour singer-songwriter Alfonso Maya (Cuernavaca/Mexico City) performed to a welcoming audience gathered at Barra Vieja in the Mirador! The night included special guests, local musicians Joshua (Josue) Ellis along with Luis Lugo & Sol Night Acustico. Nos vemos pronto, Alfonso!! GRACIAS!
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero June 5th is World Environment Day, and right on its heels we celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8th. With these two environmentally conscientious dates in mind, the City of Puerto Peñasco along with CEDO, the Naval base, and non-governmental organizations including EcoHope, the local Association of Architects, Pinacate Biosphere Reserve, and […]
Baseball stars came out Sunday night, June 2nd, at the Juego de Estrellas game and Homerun Derby held between the Zona Costa and Zona Frontera of the Liga Norte de Sonora. To begin, eight eager homerun kings stepped up to bat, with HomeRun Derby awards going to Jorge Delgado from the Vaqueros of Agua Prieta. […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero [first published in May 2013] Within the cycle of life here in Puerto Peñasco, June brings with it a fanfare of music guided by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers’ Circus Mexicus, hitting the playas this summer for version XXII! Circus Mexicus is so much more than a concert, it’s a 4 day […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero The first week of June in Puerto Peñasco brings with it a flurry of notes, rhythm, and all around music! For the annual Peacemaker faithful of Roger Clyne, this means Circus Mexicus and musical festivities stretching from June 6th through the 9th. Much by coincidence, though as a great way to get […]
By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Ensuring citizens are the center of everything, on May 24th Sonoran Secretary of Public Safety, Ernesto Munro Palacio, made a stop through his hometown of Puerto Peñasco as part of Governor Padrés’ efforts to maintain clear communication between his administration and the community. People began filing into the Gerardo Portugal Martinez Municipal […]
Over Memorial Day Weekend 2013, Sonoran Resorts held their 2nd Annual Las Vegas Casino Charity night. Proceeds from the evening are for the Hemodialysis Project of the local DIF (Office on Integral Family Development). See you next year at the tables!!
