RCPeaceMaker Fans Fill Wish List for “Esperanza Para Los Niños” Shelter in Puerto Peñasco

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 4, 2012 | Joe Houchin |

When Roger Clyne brings his musical clan to Rocky Point for the annual Circus Mexicus concert and three day celebration of life, rock and roll and good times on the beach, it is also a time when the goodness of his fans is clearly defined with charitable action that includes fundraising and donations to help the needy children and families of our beloved beach side paradise.

Mexican Street Party!

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 4, 2012 | Rita Pizarro |

For Mexico, September is ‘Party Month’: There is no better month than September to feel Mexico all the way through; it’s the month of Independence Day and the biggest street party of the year.

LETTERS TO EDITOR

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 4, 2012 | Letters to the Editor |

Hello my name is Monica, I have been living in Rocky Point for the last 6 months and I really enjoy it. I also enjoy every month the new issue of The Rocky Point Times. I noticed in this last issue an article titled “What happened to Montezuma” by Rosarie Salerno. Even though the article is pretty good the name of the Emperor of Tenochtitlan is not MoNtezuma, it’s MoCtezuma, with a C. I believe there is a character in US history with the other name and maybe that is the reason for the mistake.

Media and Friends of The Pinacate & Gran Desierto Biosphere Reserve

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 4, 2012 | Hector Hans Munro |

Through this letter I turn to you first with a respectful greeting and with intensions to inform the general public & our visitors about the events and practices of the Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve.

How Do Mexican Names Work?

Posted by Rocky Point Times | Sep 4, 2012 | Gretchen Ellinger |

The names of our Mexican neighbors can be very confusing! We from north of the border are used to the first name, middle name (sometimes), last name format for identifying people. The last name is usually, but not always, the paternal family name, and is sometimes the only name used to identify someone, particularly in print. My first boyfriend was the first person I knew who had more than 3 names – his name was Stephen Francis Andrew Jackson Mercer Conners –but we knew that his first name was Stephen, his last was Conners, the family name– that of his father’s family – and the other 4 names were “middle” names. I learned from his mother that Francis

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