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Arizona Agricultural Day, Saturday, March 6 
at Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale, Arizona.  

Story and Photos - Bette Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet

If you did not grow up on a farm or if you did and wanted to remember the good-old-days, then Saturday’s Agricultural Day was for you.  The event included livestock displays, farm equipment, educational exhibits, gardening tips, a petting zoo and lunch for a buck!  All of this for $2.00 or 3 cans of food for Arizona Food Bank.

Hayride around Sahuaro Ranch Park.

A handsome rooster, and a resident of Sahuaro Ranch Park, keeps an eye on the parking lot.

Some of Arizona grown vegetables                          The AGDAY famous $1.00 lunch with Arizona.                  
Grown radish and carrot  chocolate or plan milk were available.

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Cotton Gin separates the cotton seeds from the cotton, 
which is much faster than removing the seeds by hand.

Mike Sheedy of the Maricopa Agricultural Center has information on tepary beans, which “are native to the canyons and arroyos of southern Arizona.  Indians have cultivated this crop for hundreds of years.  These are the only beans that are adapted to the extreme summer temperatures of South and Central Arizona.”  They have a “unique nutty taste not found in any other variety of beans”.  They are a little like the pinto bean and are prepared in much the same way.  “Cooked until tender with bacon, onion and a little salt and pepper, these beans can make a meal by themselves...” 

More and more area farmer’s markets are providing tepary beans and other locally produced foods for Glendale residents.  Including cheese curds (fresh and young cheddar cheese).  They might be something you only heard about on the radio.  They are from the early part of the cheese making process and are a little sweet and are nothing to avoid.  They might look a little strange in that they are already in small pieces and ready for a toothpick.  They can be fried also.

Sahuaro Ranch Park makes a lot of sense because of its “central location and atmosphere”.  “It is a neat place to be”, was Mr. Sheedy’s comment.  Mrs. Obama’s garden has spurred interest in backyard gardening.  People are concerned about their health and where their food comes from.  If you were interested in gardening or landscaping this would be a good place to start.  You can ask questions and have them answer them by experts.  If you were not able to make Saturday’s event visit one of these web sites.

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County Urban Horticulture Publications Available to Order
www.maricopamastergardener.com/pubs.htm

Maricopa Agricultural Center
http://cals.arizona.edu/aes/mac/index.htm

Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert, Guide to Growing More Than 200 Low-Water-Use Plants, available online at www.amwua.org

Edible Phoenix, www.ediblephoenix.com

            Arizona Agricultural Day, www.azagday.com

Glendale Arizona- April 26, 2005

This proclamation is to recognize May 2005 as National Historic Preservation month.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sponsored an annual National Historic Preservation celebration. The Glendale Historic Preservation Commission has been a co-sponsor. The Historic Preservation Commission will conduct a Historic Preservation Bus Tour on May 7, 2005 to honor the celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO!
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The Ruth Byrne Historic Preservation Award has been in existence since 1996 and honors individuals or groups that have provided outstanding contributions to historic preservation in Glendale.

This year the Ruth Byrne Historic Preservation Award went to  Ms. Lori Green and Retired Police Officer Dan Kallberg.

Lori Green has been a significant and driving influence in the improvement of Catlin Court over the past few years. Ms. Green moved to Catlin Court in 2002 and worked to restore her historic home gaining the admiration of neighbors and even national recognition through HGTV filming of her home.  In addition, Ms. Green has brought the entire  neighborhood together to accomplish projects ranging from clean-up drives to obtaining grants for restoration of properties.

Mr. Kallberg has been the driving force behind the establishment and operation of the Glendale Police Museum located in downtown Glendale. On November 2, 2002, The Police Museum opened, although Mr. Kallberg developed the idea over a decade ago. He has researched over 100 years of law enforcement in Glendale. Mr. Kallberg has exhibits covering the evolution of the police department in Glendale at the Fraternal Order of Police  building in downtown Glendale Arizona.

Be sure to visit...

Glendale Police Museum
6821 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301, (623) 937-8088

 visit the website at  www.glendalepolicemuseum.com

KKAT - TV was at the Glendale Police Museum shooting video with Dan Kallberg this morning! 

Here is the Trailer... I will try to get the main movie part edited this evening ENJOY!

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SMECC Gets old Sylvania 600 TV television camera!

Looking for manuals and old ads that will help date this Sylvania 600 TV television camera.

Peek inside the Sylvania Model 600 Television Camera!

Be sure to visit www.smecc.org to see other early engineering and technology artifacts, interviews, advertisements and artwork!