"Youth In Video Program" - The Tecolote Bookstore is now selling the DVD “LA CAMARA DE LOS SECRETOS” (Secrets of the Camera). This is the first film made by children participating in the “Youth in Video Program”. This documentary was featured in the 5th Todos Santos International Latino Film Festival, 2008. Twenty-five rural/rancho children ages 6-12 took a camera into their homes and classroom and recorded their lives and culture. Professionally edited with English subtitles. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the rural lifestyle of local children and their families. A great gift for any classroom or cultural exchange opportunity. All proceeds benefit the ongoing “Youth in Video Program” Linda Stobbe, lsstobbe[-at-]yahoo.com, 145-0377, Also available at the Tecolote Bookstore Todos Santos Film Festival, 2008 T-shirts Only 12 left. Proceeds benefit “Youth in Video Program”. - Linda Stobbe, lsstobbe[-at-]yahoo.com, 145-0377, Todos Santos
Baja Six Expo At UABCS --
Meet the Artists: Kathy Bezy,
Tom deJardin,
Sherry Lee Duncan,
Helga Kuhne,
Maureen Ryan,
and Pat Solen. Please join us on June 4, 2008, 6 P.M. at the UABCS building of radio and video for the inauguration of this year’s Baja 6 Exposition sponsored by the Departmento de Diffusion Cultural de UABCS.
All six artists will be represented in mediums of oil, pastel and watercolor and found in the lobby of the Radio And Television Building, UABCS, next to the Art Studio Classrooms, where the white horse statue stands. (first driveway on right after entering campus from Forjadores. )
The Baja Six are a recently formed group of artists who have been painting together and are associated with Papeleria Arguel in La Paz. They have a classroom there where several artists have been teaching the past year. Jorge Arguel is well on his way to realizing his dream of becoming the primo art supply store in town, and Guillermo Preito will soon be a neighborhood of Galleries, Book Shops, Coffee shops, in short a little mecca for local artists and clients, something long overdue in La Paz.
The show runs from Wednesday, June 4 to Friday June 20 at the University. Baja Six work may also be seen at the Papeleria Agruel.
- Kathleen Bezy, kathybezy[-at-]goldrush.com, 612-121-5886, La Paz
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Looking For Sky And Or Zandro - Hello everybody. I am looking for Sky and Zandro the yoga teachers. They left me a message and phone numbers, but I leave messages and there is no response. They can contact me at Café Brown or at 14 508 13. Thank you everybody Iker Algorri, iuslegis[-at-]hotmail.com
Where Is Recycling Center - Could you please reprint the address and location of the recycling center and the name of the person who picks up trash? Thank you. - Judy Flohr, juflo333[-at-]aol.com, 804-285-4700, Todos Santos
Hi Judy -- From the Community Calendar at the bottom of the Onion: The Todos Tortugueros, A.C. Recycling Center is open on Saturdays, 1:00 to 3:00 P.M., and Tuesdays 5-7 P.M. two doors east of the Pemex station near Miguel's Restaurant in Todos Santos. They can accept plastic, green and brown glass, flattened cardboard and aluminum cans. For more information, contact Patricia Baum, teampaty1[-at-]hotmail.com, www.todostortugueros.org, 612 145-0882
Housecleaner - I am writing to recommend Claudia to anyone who is looking for a regular or occasional housecleaner. She is available in the morning for about threee hours and has a couple of days open at this time. She does a good job and works well with or without detailed instructions. Call or email me for more info on how to contact her. - Jane, jasi57[-at-]juno.com, 145-0110
Baja Ferry Trip Report (Courtesy, Baja Pony Express) - I recently took Baja Ferries from La Paz to Topolobampo, and my ticket including myself and my vehicle was $173, and the cabin was $73. My ticket included a hot meal which was very tasty. The cabin was clean, with extra water, and blankets. The price of crossing is usually measured by the length of your vehicle and my truck is about 18 feet long.
My dogs were safe in my truck, just below the passenger deck, and not buried in the belly of the ship. If you tell the officials who do measure your vehicle that you have pets (mascotas) in your vehicle they always put you up on Level 4. In all the years I have traveled on the new Baja Ferry, this year will be my 4th year traveling via Baja Ferries with my dogs, I have never ended up in the belly of the ship. You are usually last to load and the first off the ship, what could be better than that? Met some one who put their dog into the kennels supplied by the ferry, these kennels are also on Level 4, which is right below where the passengers are, and he said the kennel was clean, and safe. His dog was supplied with water and a soft clean mat to lie on for the duration of the trip.
The trip from the ferry, was uneventful. I took the toll road and it cost about $50, and there was lots of road construction, widening the road, adding more Pemex Stations, and convenient stores. This will be better in the future. We stayed at the Hotel Marina the night we landed, $35. Clean rooms, good working air conditioners, dogs allowed in the rooms, and a restaurant that opens up at 7:00AM. The ride from Topolobampo to the border is just under 500 miles. Because of the construction and road stops we stayed in Santa Ana, that evening about 100 miles from the border, Mission Motel, also allowed dogs in the rooms, and was about $40. Clean, with a restaurant across the street. All in all it was an enjoyable trip. Lots of places to stop and water dogs and take a break from driving. Sylvia, treaturfeet[-at-]yahoo.com
Canadian Consulate Question - Can anyone tell me if there is another Canadian Consul in the area (other than Peggy Dilman in San Jose, who is apparently away until November), who would be qualified to write a letter on official letterhead that I require? - Willa, bajawilla[-at-]yahoo.ca, 624 122-6511
Response To Black Lagoon Health Risks - This is in response to “Anonymous’” statements concerning the raw sewage release from the Todos Santos Kakamo (cesspool). Though I won’t try and can’t diminish the seriousness of the situation and the need for remedy, the spreading of exaggerated area effects, timelines, and distances needs to be discussed. My own research has found that anonymous’ statements were 100% to +1000% exaggerated concerning length of danger times and lengths of distance affected. Although we all can find ‘statistics’, anecdotal hear say and information to back up personal agendas we might have, the primary source for my research was Orange County California Heath Agency, Dept Public Health Services Program Manager Larry Honeybourne.
Larry has over 25 years of dealing directly with this type of situation which, unfortunately, happens with surprising regularity not only in California but all over the world as well. I encourage people to do their own research as well. I am happy to relate the conversations I had with Larry concerning our situation here, but as I am not an official sewage or health professional of any sort, I cannot publicly make any recommendation or finding. That would need to be done by the local health agency or your own research.
- Tom Carroll, carrollemail[-at-]aol.com
Lost Fannypack In Todos Santos - I lost a small green fannypack containing cash, bank cards, driver's license, etc on the evening of Wednesday, May 28 in the vicinity of the Todos Santos Inn. Any information leading to its return will be appreciated. Thanks - Brock Taylor, brocktaylor[-at-]prodigy.net.mx, 612-145-0873, Todos Santos
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La Esquina Open 'til 7:00 P.M. - Summer is here. The days are long. La Esquina is now open until 7:00 P.M. Happy Hour is every day from 5:00 to 6:00: two for one beer, wine, and mixed drink of the day. We've added appetizers like bruschetta, hummus and guacamole to the menu. Surf videos, nature documentaries, and lively music will be played in the afternoon. Come and enjoy! - Marimar And Paula, 612 145 0851, Todos Santos
Sundays At Cafe D'licia - Today is Chile relleno day, offering a variety of chile rellenos along with our regular menu. We have a chile just for you! Alicia also is baking a variety of breads for you to take home. Come early to get yours! We will remain open Wed. thru Sun. 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. thru August. Come and enjoy! - Don Mitchell, kiwimay1999[-at-]yahoo.com, 1450862
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Auditions: - Next seasons play from Blue Moon Productions will be a take off on the great musical hit of the 60’s “Hair”. Using much of the same music from the smash hit original, this updated version, called “Hairpiece”, will be a hilarious and poignant look at who we are today. If you are interested in being a part of the “Hippy Chorus”, which will require mainly backup singing and some dancing, or helping in any other way, contact us at isabelsmyth2002[-at-]yahoo.ca We are also looking for someone interested in doing some choreography for this production. - Isabel, isabelsmyth2002[-at-]yahoo.ca
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Revolution For Cats And Dogs - First off, I'm not a Veterinarian so anything you read here should be confirmed with your Vet FIRST before attempting this. Use this information completely at your own risk. I have only tested this using Revolution, and all the info here applies ONLY to this product and ONLY to adult cats. Also, some cats or dogs may be allergic to various flea medications and may have an adverse reaction in any event.
Many of you may be familiar with using "spot" medications like Revolution to treat your dogs and cats for fleas and ticks. If you have a lot of dogs and cats (like us), this can get expensive to keep up the treatments every month. And it's really important to maintain continuous treatment for at least six months just to kill off the resident flea population once an area is infested.
But there is a way to save money. Turns out the active ingredient in some dog and cat versions of some flea medications is exactly the same, only the amount is different. This means you can buy a tube of Revolution for large dogs (81 to 130 lbs) and then divide it up for use on smaller dogs and/or cats. I have also heard this works with Advantage but I have not tested this nor do I know the dosage that should be used. NOTE: This apparently IS NOT true with Advantix, Bio Spot, Advantage-Multi and many other types of flea medications. DO NOT USE the dog version of these medications on your cat. It can kill them.
With Revolution, the dosage is the really important difference. The manufacturer's recommended minimum dose of the active ingredient for cats or dogs is 2.7 mg per pound (6 mg/kg) of body weight. A 0.5 mL tube of Revolution for Adult Cats (5 to 15 lbs) contains 45 mg of active ingredient. A 3 mL tube of Revolution for Large Dogs (81 to 130 lbs) contains 360 mg. of the same ingredient. This means you could treat up to eight adult cats, or four 30 lb dogs, or two 60 lb dogs, with a single tube of the large dog version. Since the two tubes cost about the same, you can get some idea of the potential savings. You can do the math to calculate how much you need for small to medium sized dogs.
Here is how to do this. You will need a syringe with a detachable needle. The syringe should have the little 0.1 ml tick marks on the side so that you can judge the correct dose. Since a 3 mL tube of Revolution for Large Dogs contains 360 mg. of active ingredient, and the tube for adult cats contains 45 mg., you would draw 0.375 mL to get a 45 mg. dose.
For cats, you may want to place a mark or a piece of tape on the side of the syringe just a little less than the 0.4 mL tick mark so you can easily see how much dosage to draw. Remove the cap from the tube of Revolution and insert the syringe needle into the tip. Draw out the required amount and withdraw the needle. Now hold the syringe upright and REMOVE THE NEEDLE from the syringe body being careful not to spill the contents (or stick yourself). Now, you can place the tip of the syringe body on the skin beneath the hair at the base of your cat's s skull and eject the contents. Make sure you don't put it down between their shoulders because cats can lick the medication off this area.
That's it! Replace the caps on the tube of Revolution and the syringe and you're good to go. If you can't use all the tube of Revolution at one time, you can store it in the refrigerator for the next time. I don't know how long it will keep but I would think you should use all of it within two to three months. Here is a link to a PDF document containing more information on recommended dosage and application: www.revolution4dogs.com/PAHimages/compliance_pdfs/US_EN_RV_compliance.pdf - Alan Thompson, alan[-at-]baja1.com, Todos Santos
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Bread Machine Wanted - My trusted bread machine has died. If you have one in good condition that you would like to sell I am interested. - Elena Moreno, e[-at-]elenamoreno.com, 145-0085
Wanted To Buy - Looking to buy a ping pong table in good condition. If you happen to be getting rid of one, please write Marilyn Martin at redcliffproperties[-at-]gmail.com, or call 612-153-5354
Used Scuba Diving Equipment For Sale - Great Prices/excellent Condition - Seac Sub Queen Size BCD - Great price $250 U.S. MK25 first stage and AFS S600 second stage regulator - $350 U.S.(price for 2 items). Scuba Pro spare R330 100 USD. Sunto Console SM16 Depth gauge plus SM36 pressure gauge plus Sunto compass $170 U.S.(price for 3 items). This equipment can be sold separately. Please inquire for photos and separate cost. Great deal. Smaller scuba items also available, compass, gloves, boots, fins, mask, but size dependent. - Sarah Markworth, sarah.markworth[-at-]hotmail.com, La Paz
Full Size Digital Piano - Yamaha P-140 includes carrying case, stand and adapter. Easy to transport. Perfect for any Skill Level. $600.00 U.S. obo. Call Gary on vonage 702-987-5456 or email gabelnmx[-at-]hotmail.com, or cell 624-105-9388, Cabo San Lucas
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1973 VW Bus Camper - New tires, new canvas pop top, engine has been rebuilt in Todos by Martin. The van has been stored in Las Playitas for two years, needs to be driven - Leo Heydorff, lfheydorff[-at-]awcla.com, 626-926-2767, Todos Santos
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Looking To House Sit - If anyone is looking for a house sitter, I'm available. Right now I live in San Jose but I would like to find a place to stay in Todos Santos while I settle in. - Luis Magallon, luismagallon[-at-]msn.com, (624)161-2558, Todos Santos
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Looking For House To Buy - We are an artistic couple looking to purchase a house in Todos Santos area. We have a shoe-string budget, not much over $100,000.00 available but ready to act now. If you can help or know someone who can, please let us know Thanks! Jonn & Alleson - Jonn, jonn.ppscreens[-at-]earthlink.net, 541-554-0620
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Yurt Homes Available For Shipment To Todos Santos Area - Oregon Yurtworks LLC of Eugene Oregon has been building yurt homes since 1982. Our round structures are perfect for studios, meditation spaces, vacation homes, offices or whatever your needs may be. Shipment is made via flatbed truck to your location. Our yurts our built in Baja on concrete slab foundations. For example our model Applegate #5 is a two bedroom one bath configuration with 883 square feet. Can ship to your location on one truck only. Set up of the "shell" structure takes 5 days with a carpenter and semi skilled crew with our instruction manual on prepared concrete slab. This home sells for $35,663.00 plus delivery. Taxes and tariffs by purchaser. Please see our line of models on our website or call our toll free number 800-211-8470 - Bob Lloyd, bob[-at-]yurtworks.com, www.yurtworks.com, 541-343-5330, United States
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