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PHOTOS BY NANCY GILKEY/SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

A FLAGSTONE WALK  meanders around the Feinbergs’ pool and through their multitiered, lavishly landscaped backyard.

planting&raving
Tour distinctive Yuma gardens
BY NANCY GILKEY
SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN
It’s one thing to admire lav-
ish landscaping or lush lawns
and gardens while walking
or driving by them. But once
a year, the public is invited to
actually traipse through yards
and gardens for upclose and
personal looks during Pecan
Grove Garden Club’s Welcome
to My Garden tour.
This year, the 17th annual
self-guided tour kicks off at 1
p.m. March 13 and runs until 5
p.m. Of the nine gardens on the
tour, three are listed as “Histor-
ical,” three as “Lush & Green”
and three as “Mobile Living.”
Willene Calvert, Pecan Grove
Garden Club president and one
of the event’s organizers, said
she hopes garden tourists en-
joy seeing the variety of gar-
dens, learning from them and
being inspired by them.
A SOOTHING  vegetables grow in contained
water feature adds
interest to Don and
Pam Gattwiler’s
xeriscaped yard.
“Most of all, I want people
to come on our tour and just
enjoy the gardens, enjoy see-
ing plants grow.” But they’re
also going to get an education
because they can see which
plants grow in the Yuma area
and what damage freezing tem-
peratures can do to plants she
said.
Some of the plants on the
tour are currently damaged by
the recent freeze, but garden
club members are educating
and encouraging people about
the fact that many of those
plants will grow back, she said.
However, there are also many
beautiful, healthy plants to see
on the tour, as well as yard art
and water features.
In the historic downtown
area, garden tourists may also
feast their eyes on the historic
buildings, two of which are
SEE TOUR/E3
HISTORIC
GARDENS
Gowan Company
370 S. Main St.
Constructed in 1933, the
building was once Yuma’s
only post office but now be-
longs to the Gowan Company,
manufacturer/distributor of
farming products worldwide.
Enter through the metal
gate behind the building to
see desert trees, blooming
brittlebush, a rose garden and
a variety of cacti.
The Tester House
228 S. Madison Ave.
Built in the 1870s, this
house is shaded by olive trees
at the front of the house. Col-
orful annuals spill from urns
and antique planters, and blue
vinca blooms along the fence.
Sanguinetti House
Museum and Gardens
240 S. Madison Ave.
Also constructed in the
1870s, this building was
purchased in 1890 by pioneer
merchant E.F. Sanguinetti,
who created a garden oasis
and aviaries that are still
maintained today. Historical
society and garden club mem-
bers will be on site to answer
questions.
MOBILE LIVING GARDENS
(at Sun Leisure Estates)
Pearson Home
1429 Jennifer Lane
Various outdoor “rooms”
abound in this small-space
garden. One “room” sur-
rounds a fire pit with alyssum
growing out of the cinder-
blocks, and another is nestled
against the house alongside
containers filled with nastur-
tiums and miniature roses.
Vines surround a dining table
on a brick patio, and citrus
trees provide shade and
privacy.
Peterson Home
4191 S. Mark Drive
A yard sculpture Caterpillar
tractor crafted from aluminum
cans decorates this yard.
Ornamental grasses grow in
contained beds, and there
is a lawn area for the family
dog. Raised brick planters
filled with herbs, annuals and
perennials fill the back of the
yard. Potted flowers provide
color, and hummingbird feed-
ers attract little visitors.
Gattwiler Home
1439 Jennifer Lane
A collection of cacti grows
in the front yard, where a
water feature is encircled by
large seashells. Agave and
yucca grow along the brick
fence that extends from
the street to the back of the
property. Citrus trees offer
fruit and a shaded seating area
in the back.
LUSH & GREEN
GARDENS
Feinberg Home
1445 W. 18th St.
This almost-an-acre yard
has everything from climbing
roses that cover the front
entry portico to the terraced
backyard with flagstone
steps, grass, trees, shrubs,
annuals, yard art and numer-
ous water features, including
a negative-edge pool with a
view of the valley below and
mountains beyond. There
is also outdoor seating with
a fire pit on the edge of the
mesa, as well as a palapa-
roofed aviary on the lowest
level.
Freytag Home
698 9th Ave.
A dry riverbed, blooming
desert plants and yard art
occupy the xeriscaped front
yard of this home in an older
neighborhood. Conversely,
lush green shrubs, trees,
groundcovers and a variety of
plants not typically grown in
the desert reside in the back
yard. Even the windows have
flowers in them – created by
the stained glass artist/owner.
Colby & Safranek Home
1207 S. 41st Ave.
A bougainvillea well
over 20 years old arches
over the entry to this valley
home, whereas the backyard
features antique signs, metal
collectibles and perennials
growing alongside a rustic
water feature. Annuals and
beds, and beautiful six-foot
shoots sprout from the stump
of a huge chinaberry tree lost
in last August’s storm.

What’s Going On
March POW WOW
WHEN: Noon, special
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Awards brunch at
Yuma Civic Center (entrants and sponsors
Long live
6
dance performances only)
WHERE: San Pasqual COST: $5 daily Show & Shine (Saturday
School Football Field,
676 Baseline Road
and Sunday); $3 ages 6-15; under 6 free
$10 Friday Night concert adults; $5 ages
the King
GOING ON: Special 6-15; under 6 free Elvis tribute artist Scot Bruce will star
dances, native arts $15 Saturday concert adults; $5 ages 6-15;
and crafts, jewelry, painting, weaving,
at a benefit concert called “Shake,
under 6 free Rattle and Roll” on Friday. The concert
musical performances, kachinas, fry bread,
native artists, basketry, ceramics MOUNTAIN SHADOWS ARTRAILS will benefit the local chapter of Court
INFO: Call 1-760-572-0222, Ext. 2182 WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointed Special Advocates. The
COST: $7 adults; $4 juniors (11-17); 10 WHERE: 18 artist studios; pick up ARTrails event is slated for 7 p.m. at the Yuma
and under free or $10 weekend pass brochure at Yuma Visitors Center, Foothills Civic Center. For tickets, call 314-1830
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS
Goldsboro Bakery or various places and or 373-5040.
hotels
WHEN: 8 a.m.
GOING ON: Studio tour on the 1st and LOANED PHOTO
WHERE: Desert Sun Stadium
GOING ON: 8 a.m. — Gates open for 2nd weekends of March; visit 18 studios
entrant parking on stadium field to learn about the process involved in a
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Show & Shine - raffle variety of artistic mediums
drawings COST: Free
SEE GOING ON/E3

What is taking a relationship ‘break’?
D
EAR ANNIE:
I’ve been dating
"Trish" for almost
two years. She’s
a few years younger than
I am. I always saw myself
as being single forever, but
now I’ve learned the real
meaning of love. I don’t
want to be apart from her.
Trish recently began
a new job and quickly
became good friends with
some of her male co-work-
ers. These guys have rather
unsavory reputations when
it comes to women. Trish,
however, has grown quite
fond of the friendships. I
can accept that. However,
when I asked her to intro-
duce me to these guys so
I could get to know them,
she reacted by saying I
should trust her.
I do trust her. I don’t
trust them. This started a
GOING ON
FROM PAGE E1
INFO: Call Marijke, 342-3423;
Linda, 342-7115; or visit www.
mtnshadowsartassoc.org/
ourshows.html
March SPRING
7
DANCE
WHEN: 7 to
10 p.m.
WHERE:
Golden
Roadrunner
GOING ON:
Dance to music by Borrowed Time;
sponsored by Foothills Singles
Club
INFO: Call Lil’ James, 328-1263
COST: $5
ENGLISH CLASSES
WHEN: 10 a.m.
WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S.
21st Drive
GOING ON: Ingles basico para
adultos; to help master the basics
of English
TEEN CHESS CLUB
WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. every Monday
WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S.
21st Drive
GOING ON: Ages 12-19 only; bring
own chessboard or use library’s
CRAFT CLASSES
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S.
21st Drive
GOING ON: Held in the second-
floor classroom every Monday;
participants create “repujados,”
etchings on aluminum; supplies
provided
INFO: Call 373-6487
NORTH
March DAKOTA
8
BREAKFAST
WHEN: 10
a.m. every
Tuesday
WHERE: Mi
Fajita, 11375
S. Foothills
Blvd.
INFO: Call 1-701-870-2610
DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every
Tuesday through March 29
WHERE: Downtown Yuma
GOING ON: Farm-fresh produce,
activities, booths include food,
clothing, music, jewelry and more
PORCELAIN ARTISTS
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every
Tuesday
WHERE: Yuma Readiness and
Community Center, 6550 E. 24th
St.
GOING ON: Get together for china
painters to share ideas, advise
and show-n-tell; china painters
welcome
INFO: Call Charis Meyer, 305-1539,
or Mary Ann Therault, 342-0682
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHORUS
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: GraceWay Fellowship
Church, 7875 E. 24th St., across
from AWC
GOING ON: Yuma Territorial
Prisonaires looking for men who
love to sing
INFO: Call Arthur Sullivan, 581-
6551
ENGLISH CLASSES
WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Heritage Library, 350 S.
3rd Ave.
There’s Life After Bankruptcy
We Are a Debt Relief Agency.
We Help People File for Bankruptcy
Under The Bankruptcy Code.
• Chapter 7-Flat Fee $1,500*
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• Immigration Document Filling
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THE
• Family Law Document Preparation
The Law Office of
Amanda Taylor
328-0800
219 S. 2nd Avenue
Annie’s
Mailbox
Kathy Mitchell
and Marcy Sugar
few little arguments that
resulted in her wanting
to take a "break" from our
relationship. What exactly
does that mean? Are we
still together in theory?
What’s the usual duration
of a break — a few days,
weeks, months? — Lost
Love
DEAR LOST: Wasn’t this
an episode of "Friends"? A
break means you are tak-
ing a breather from each
other. It could be temporary
or permanent, depending
on what happens in the
interim.
In many instances, the
GOING ON: Conversational English
classes for people who want to
learn the basics of the language
FRIENDSHIP SINGLES MEETING
WHEN: 5 p.m. every Tuesday
WHERE: Food Bank Conference
Room, 2404 E. 24th St.
GOING ON: Plan get-togethers,
activities, trips, etc.
PORTUGUESE CONNECTION
WHEN: 10 a.m. second Tuesday,
January through April
GOING ON: Koffee klatch; bring a
couple doughnuts
INFO: Call Millie, 305-6860
ARTISTS MEETING
WHEN: Brown bag lunch at 12:30
p.m., meeting at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Desert Grace Community
Church, 12134 North Frontage
Road
GOING ON: Mountain Shadows Art
Association members and guests
encouraged to attend
INFO: Call 345-9503
DESERT
March ARTISTS
9
WHEN: 9 to
10 a.m. every
Wednesday
WHERE:
Putter Inn,
1245 W.
Desert Hills
Drive
GOING ON: All artists welcome for
a coffee get-together
RAIL ROADRUNNERS OF YUMA
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Community Christian
Church, 6480 E. Highway 95
GOING ON: Model railroading
enthusiasts sharing clinics for
scenery, wiring, layout building and
running trains
INFO: Call Marvin Crim, 345-0486,
or Glen Wasson, 581-6354
GOLDEN ROAD RUNNER DANCE
WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Golden Road Runner
ballroom, 273 Madison Ave.
GOING ON: Dance to Dakota
Players
TOUR THE LOOP
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: East of Foothills Blvd.,
take North Frontage Road to 14E,
turn left on Fortuna Palms Loop
GOING ON: Tour studios and
workshops with a variety of
original arts and crafts, collectibles,
handmade quilts, hand painted
china, inlaid wood art, jewelry,
woodwork, etc.
INFO: Signs will designate
locations
COST: Pay for purchases
SPAGHETTI DINNER
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hall, 417 S. 15th Ave.
GOING ON: Free spaghetti meals
COST: Free; to donate or volunteer,
call Matt Young at 783-9099 or
e-mail unitmatt@aol.com
LIBRARY LAPTOP USE
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S.
21st Drive
GOING ON: Public access to the
laptops for homework, career,
small business development
INFO: Call 782-1871
CHOLLA SILHOUETTE GUN CLUB
WHEN: Starts at 8:30 a.m. every
Wednesday
WHERE: Adair Range, silhouette
range
*Depending upon complexity of case
Able to assist with:
• Loan Modifications
• Uncontested Divorce
purpose of a "break" is for
one or both parties to be
able to date others. Trish
is feeling a little suffocated
and wants to spread her
wings without saying so
directly. She doesn’t want to
break up with you entirely
because a new relationship
might not work out and
she’d like you to still be
available. Whether or not
you are is up to you.
DEAR ANNIE: I am a
24-year-old woman who
has never had a date, never
been kissed and never had
a man show any interest
in me.
I work from home so I
don’t meet anyone that
way. All of my friends are
engaged, married or in a
relationship. Online dat-
ing sites try to match me
up with men I don’t have
anything in common with
GOING ON: Informal shooting of
silhouette swingers with .22 long
rifle or plinking off the bench; open
to the public
INFO: Call Glenda Graves, 502-
0736
COST: Free
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRAVEL
MEMBERS
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Mi Fajita Restaurant,
Foothills Boulevard
GOING ON: Formerly Fleetwood RV
travelers of the Pacific Northwest;
meet for lunch every second
Wednesday
INFO: Call Roland or Marilyn,
1-503-472-7151
EMBROIDERY GUILD
WHEN: 2nd Wednesday of every
month; times vary
WHERE: Location varies
GOING ON: Embroidery Guild of
America, Yuma chapter meeting
INFO: Call 342-7212
March MEET YOUR
10
VEGGIES!
WHEN: 3 to 5
p.m.
WHERE:
Fry’s, 500 W.
24th St.
GOING
ON: Meet and greet (but don’t
eat) the Dole costumed vegetable
characters; free prizes to the first
50 guests
COST: Free
INFO: Yuma Visitors Bureau,
376-0100
HARVEST DINNER
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Quartermaster Depot
State Historic Park, 201 N. 4th Ave.
GOING ON: Four of Yuma’s top
chefs create a menu featuring
locally grown food
INFO: Yuma Visitors Bureau,
376-0100
COST: $50 per person, $300 for
table of eight (advance ticket only)
FOOTHILLS SINGLES
WHEN: 2 p.m. every Thursday
WHERE: Pizza Hut, 10611 S.
Fortuna Road
GOING ON: Plan trips and outings,
dance schedules for the week
HOLIDAY RAMBLER OWNERS
WHEN: 9 a.m. every Thursday
WHERE: Daybreakers Cafe, 10800
E. North Frontage Road
GOING ON: No-host breakfast
INFO: Call 342-1104
FREE CLOTHING
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Central Church of Christ,
651 W. 28th St.
GOING ON: Free clothing for
those in need; signs are in front of
building
MOUNTAIN SHADOWS ART
ASSOCIATION
WHEN: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. every
Thursday
WHERE: Goldsboro Bakery, 11805
S. Fortuna Road
GOING ON: All artists and future
artists welcome to informal coffee
Friday (3/4) - Sunday (3/6)
(11:15, 1:45, 4:15) 7:00, 9:30pm
(12:00, 2:30, 5:00) 7:30, 10:00pm
(11:30, 2:00, 4:30) 7:00, 9:30pm
(11:40, 2:10, 4:40) 7:20, 9:50pm
(11:10, 1:40, 4:10) 6:40, 9:10pm
YUMA SUN, SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011  E3
or find attractive. If you do things that in- right from the start. The
I know I should embrace terest you, not only will you only ground rule should
the fact that I am single be enjoying your life, but be that it is OK to agree to
and don’t have anyone to you will find like-minded disagree.
answer to. But it is getting people. Put on your friendli- I wish my sister and
lonelier every year, and I est smile and make conver- brother had spoken with
have yet to find someone sation. You never know who me when it came to deci-
to share my life with. How is going to be worth your sions concerning my mom.
do I come to terms with time. Even those who are If they had, maybe we
the fact that I will be wait- not your type may introduce would still be on speak-
ing for my guy while my you to someone who is. ing terms. — Left Out in
friends keep passing me The more you expand your Poughkeepsie
by? — Waiting to be Kissed social circle, the greater
the chance of meeting that DEAR LEFT OUT: Ab-
DEAR WAITING: Men
special someone. solutely, all siblings should
are not going to come to
be included in discussions
your home and ask you out. DEAR ANNIE: I read
about caring for aging
You have to go where they with interest your response
parents.
are. Let your friends and to "Concerned Daughter-in-
family know you are look- Law" about how to handle Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy
ing. Churches and syna- a possible case of dementia
Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime
gogues often have singles in her elderly mother-
editors of the Ann Landers column.
groups. Join a political in-law. The advice you
organization or take a class gave was sound, but you Please e-mail your questions to
that interests you. Audition missed one thing. Please anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write
for a community theater suggest that her husband to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators
production. Sign up for a include all siblings when Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste.
singles travel tour. discussing Mom’s future 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
gathering
INFO: Call 345-9503
March LETTUCE
11
DAYS
WHEN: Noon
to 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Yuma Quar-
termaster
Depot State
Historic Park, 201 N. 4th Ave.
GOING ON: Arts and craft vendors,
educational exhibitors, Yuma
Community Food Bank Farmers
Market, Kids Ag-tivities and Toddler
Town, farm equipment displays,
PHOTO BY NANCY GILKEY/SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN
food and drinks, beer garden, free
entertainment; narrated ag bus THE FRONT YARD  of Dale and Julie Feinberg’s home is
tours at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 p.m. inviting, but visitors to their backyard discover a paradise.
($5); cooking demos at 1, 1:30 and
3 p.m., Kelley Cleary Coffeen demo
TOUR
Plus, taking the family
at 3:30 p.m.; cooking contests:
salsa, 2 p.m., Dole Kids’ Healthy
on a Sunday drive to visit
local gardens is a pleasant
Living, 4 p.m. FROM PAGE E1
thing to do, she said.
COST: Free admission, free park-
People are encouraged
ing, free shuttles over 100 years old.
to wear hats and comfort-
INFO: www.yumalettucedays. Calvert said, “The one
able walking shoes, to take
com, www.yumalettucedays.com, thing I’m hoping, other
783-0071 something to drink and to
than enjoying it, I hope
take their cameras on the
LETTUCE MAKE ART that (people who tour the tour.
gardens) will be inspired at
WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. The garden tour is Pe-
WHERE: Yuma Art Center, 254 S. least by one thing in a gar- can Grove Garden Club’s
Main St. den, whether it be a plant,
biggest fundraiser, and
GOING ON: Meet the artists of or whether it be yard art, or
proceeds benefit youth,
agriculturally inspired work a yard feature, that they’ll
INFO: Yuma Fine Arts, 329-6607
education and community
come away with that idea projects sponsored by the
COST: Donations appreciated
and go home and do that in club, said Val Colvin, secre-
their own yard.” tary/treasurer.
“SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL”
BENEFIT CONCERT
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma Civic Center, Avenue IF YOU’RE GOING
A, next to Desert Sun Stadium
WHAT: 17th Annual Welcome to My Garden Tour, a self-
GOING ON: A tribute to Elvis — the
Early Years by Scot Bruce; funds guided tour of nine gardens, sponsored by Pecan Grove
will help abused and neglected
Garden Club
children in Yuma through the Yuma
Council for CASA WHEN: Sunday, March 13, from 1 to 5 p.m.
INFO: Call 314-1830 or the civic
center at 373-5040 COST: $10; children under 12 years free
COST: Advance tickets $20; 12 and TICKETS: Available at Highway Nursery, 4200 E. Highway
under, $15; www.yumaaz.gov
80; Yuma Nursery, 4405 S. Avenue A; Zinn Printing,
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS 386 E. 16th St.; Cactus World in the Foothills, 12585 E.
WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. South Frontage Road. Addresses, driving directions and
WHERE: Fraternal Order of Eagles,
descriptions of each garden are listed on fliers provided
225 S. 1st Ave.
GOING ON: Includes entree, salad with ticket purchase. Tickets may also be purchased at the
or vegetable, a starch and roll;
door of the first home toured.
desserts 75 cents extra; money
raised for Hospice of Yuma, Senior WHERE: See addresses in this article or on fliers.
Nutrition, scholarships
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Willene Calvert, Pecan
COST: $5
Grove Garden Club president, 782-7324.
MEAT DRAW
WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m.
WHERE: 8887 E. South Frontage
Rd., across from Greentree
GOING ON: Fundraiser for
Amberly’s Place; BYOB and snacks,
pop; water, ice available
INFO: Call 305-8971
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: AWC Schoening
Conference Center, 2020 S. Avenue
8E
GOING ON: Talent from distant
shores international buffet and
dinner theater
INFO: Call 344-7581
COST: $30 general admission, $25
seniors and military, $5 students
(12:30, 3:00, 5:30) 7:45, 10:15pm
(11:45, 2:15, 4:45) 7:15, 9:45pm
Matinee Prices For ALL SHOWS
on Mondays! FREE POPCORN
with any movie on Wednesdays!
(11:20, 1:50, 4:20) 6:50, 9:20pm