A wonderful month at Ethnos360

What a privilege to serve at this mission!

It is overwhelming in it's scope and we are glad to learn more about it 

and to be a part of it.

Lou and Linda Scheideman

Gail and Ernie Schrock

Don and Jennie Rasmussen (GL)

Our group worked well together on projects of new decks for the 2 new houses, concrete for same, repair of clotheslines, and some socializing!

We worked well together, sometimes all at the same time and place!

How many SOWERS can get on the same deck for painting?

Jenny is a great supervisor.

Such a happy face!

We always enjoy the morning break at the hangar-

views are so nice and we get to meet the staff and hear great stories.

Our St. Patricks day potluck

Ladies Tea at the Valley Bible Church

Dinner in Bisbee 

Lou and Jenny's birthdays

Time for the new sidewalk to the new deck for the new house.

Many hands required here.

We're glad that the boss can do the roofing, 

'cause we're not too sure that our guys should be walking around up there!

Ladies get to clean the houses for the upcoming visitors.

Melody has just moved to McNeal from Missouri.

Jenny

Linda and Jenny get to help Cindy and Kim with the food prep 

for the visiting board members.

This has been a wonderful time and we just want to bless this ministry.

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"All Work and No Play"?

HARDLY!!

I was concerned that Ethnos360 would be so isolated

that we would "have nothing to do" 

(look at the map of McNeal AZ - not much around!) 

It has been an amazing group of folks, and so willing to include the workers in the Ethnos360 activities.

Just the SOWERS for our St. Patricks Day pot luck.

One couple had guests that night.

"Ladies Day Out"

The Longhorn- Tombstone, Arizona

There are a couple of extra volunteers that sometimes stay to help 

for many months.

One lady is from Canada and the lady at the head of the table just moved here to McNeal.

Tombstone always has plenty of visitors to entertain.

Well--we do some work too!!

(I might have to see a chiropractor for my sore neck)

LADIES TEA:

The church is Valley Bible - in Double Adobe Arizona

(I love some of these towns names)

They had this lovely backdrop 

and also had some lovely violin players as we had our "Tea Time"

Kim ( in the yellow) sponsored the table. 

A beautiful caloric display -

but

it is Gluten Free!

Sign says:

NOT Gluten Free!!

NOT the end of the celebrations:

Lou's birthday was on Sunday and we enjoyed a 

Cowboy Church service in Tombstone.

( I wish I had a picture of the pastor.)  

He looked like an old hippy with a long gray beard, played great music and had almost a 'fire and brimstone' sermon.

Very moving and convicting.

Brunch (Huevos Ranchos) at the Longhorn in Tombstone

(no they didn't sing or anything),

We were lucky to get in and get served before the crowds.

They bring out all the 'tourist things' each weekend.

This is not the official "Gunfight at the OK Corral" but an ordinary gunfight 

 held on main street.

"Been Had"

Have to include a bit more fun:

Lou gets to play with his glider at our RV site.

You can only see the glider if you look hard 

( or use a magnifying glass!)

Then- this morning the  International Rotor Wing Chief Pilot 

returned from his international trip to teach the students at campus.

It was fun to hear them resume operations of training helicopter pilots.

(again, this is taken right out of our our RV door)

A bit more fun to come, then we head home!

Johnny Ringo's Grave and other weekend 'entertainment'

 Johnny Ringo was a notorious Wild West outlaw 

whose death is shrouded in mystery.

He was born in Indiana, lived in Wyoming, Missouri, California, 

and ended up in the mining boom town of  Tombstone, Arizona.

He joined a gang of cattle rustlers and had many rivalries with

 the lawmen and gunfighters Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.

Upon learning of his death, the Tombstone Epitaph published that, “Many friends will mourn him. And many others will take secret delight in learning of his death.”

His body was found  sitting against a tree with a 

single bullet found in his temple, 

and a revolver with one bullet missing was found dangling in his hand.

The pile of rocks is his shallow grave

(so they say😉)

Even though his death was listed as suicide, 

there are conflicting stories of his murder.

 Wyatt Earp claimed to have done it, as well as Doc Holliday.  

Others, no doubt, wished they could have.

We were fortunate to get to the grave as a club or tour group was discussing the possibilities of the truth of the matter.  The discussions were indeed lively and somewhat heated- all to say that no one really knows who murdered him, but it is an interesting story.

The grave is on private property but the owners give access to it 

from 8-5.

Then, on to a 

German Winery

(really, in the middle of all this dry, arid land?)

Lou's sister thinks Lou should grow his hair like his.

Karen and Chuck live in Tucson, but stay here at the winery most days of the week.  They have imported many vines from Germany and have 20 

varieties in their tasting room.

We had a great time discussing the common German heritage,

and Karen especially reminded us of our dear friend Carolyn and 

reminded Lou of his grandmother.

All wines are made on site in stainless steel and glass 

and aged with finish oak.

We enjoyed  listening to all of Chuck's knowledge of the regions and the language.

Another great day - exploring what we thought was

the middle of nowhere in the middle of nowhere!

Douglas Arizona-The Historic Gadsden Hotel

 Douglas Arizona - a small border crossing town has a history of mining - primarily to treat the copper mined at Bisbee.  

In 1916 Pancho Villa threatened to attack Douglas because he thought the Americans were responsible for his defeat the the Second Battle of Agua Prieta.

In 1926 the missing evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was found collapsed near a road at the Mexican border town of Agua Prieta.  She was driven to Douglas and told the story of her kidnap, torture and escape.  Large crowds gathered to hear her story and for a brief time Douglas enjoyed a brisk tourist trade.

Douglas has the first international airport in the US

-Bisbee-Douglas International Airport.   

It was also home to Ethnos360 Aviation until they purchased their own land.

Today, the best tourist activities are the historic Gadsden Hotel and good authentic Mexican restaurants.

Gadsden Hotel

The original building was built by a noted architectural firm in 1907

and featured an ornate lobby with marble staircase and pillars 

and Tiffany stained glass windows.

The building burned down in 1928 but was reconstructed 

to be as fireproof as possible.  

He also shot holes in the ceiling as his horse chipped the marble steps.

(according to an eye witness report from a local resident.)

The 7th step 

and the two chips.

The Cafe in the hotel is lovely,  the food is great and there is a fireplace 

that looks beautiful but not really warm.

It has been cold!!

The plaster ceiling is covered with thousands of dollars worth of gold.

The owner hired an artist to create a mural that looked like the Italian countryside.

(I guess she didn't like all the cactus and mesquite landscape)

Tis a beautiful lobby!

And the Tiffany Stained Glass is a real treat!😍

 

Gleeson Ghost Town - Turquoise and Copper Mining

 GLEESON GHOST TOWN

The area was initially settled as a mining camp called Turquoise after the mineral which had been mined by Native Americans in the area.

When local miner John Gleeson registered a copper claim and opened the Copper Belle Mine, the town of Gleeson was created just downhill from the old site of Turquoise.

About 1000 people engaged primarily in copper mining, including veins of lead, silver and zinc.

Copper production boomed to supply demand during World War I. 

The mines played out by the 1930s 

The town burnt down in 1910 and the town was rebuilt.

The new jail  has an open house on the 1st weekend of each month.

The Saloon and Bar

The Jail

Adobe remains of the school

As we are enjoying the 'decorations' of the area,

we meet one of the residents.

He enjoyed telling us of all the families reunions here-

many stories of past 'doings'

and he pointed out that he had worked on the copper mining hoist

on the hill across.

This is the copper mine that was so prolific earlier.