Geronimo, courtesy of AHM

Check out this ongoing exhibit at the Arizona History Museum (AHM)!

Geronimo! Leadership, Perseverance, Independence Discover the man behind the legend in this visual biography of the mythic Apache warrior. Highlights of the exhibit include the rifle Geronimo surrendered to Indian Agent John Clum and the famous C.S. Fly photographs of peace negotiations between Geronimo and General George Crook. Support for this exhibit was provided by the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Fort Sill Chiricahua-Warm Springs Apache Tribe, and members of the Historical Arms Society of Tucson.

Here’s the museum’s link to more photos of the Geronimo exhibit (click here), which I visited today. The exhibit begins with a history of the Apache conflict with other Indian tribes, Mexicans in Sonora, and American settlers. Geronimo’s biography is included (1823 – 1909), with displays of his field glasses and the aforementioned rifle, and large poster photos by C.S. Fly of him and his warriors. There is also information on the Apache tribes and reservation life on the San Carlos Reservation. Of note is that Geronimo was a prisoner of war from 1886 to his death in 1909, and he is buried in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was 86 when he died of pneumonia.

Kids all over America used to yell “Geronimo!” when they jumped off something (like a diving platform into a pool), indicating courage — we even did this in rural Hawaii, way out in the Pacific Ocean. We didn’t know who Geronimo was, except that he was a Indian (Native American) chief, somewhere in the Southwest desert. This exhibit will help both adults and children understand who this famous Apache chief was.

For more information on Geronimo in wikipedia, click here.

Arizona History Museum, 949 E 2nd St., Tucson, Arizona (just west of Park Ave. and the U of A). Telephone: 520-628-5774. Hours of operation: Monday to Saturday, 10 to 4 p.m. Admission:
$5 general, $4 ages 12 to 18 & seniors 60 +, free ages 11 and younger. Validated parking is available in the large parking garage near Euclid Avenue on E. 2nd St. to the west of the museum. Free on the first Saturday of the month.

City of Tucson Elections has posted the latest election returns from today’s Primary for Mayor of Tucson and City Council Wards 1, 2 and 4.

MAYOR OF TUCSON:
Democrat: Jonathan Rothschild 24,134
Democrat write-in: David Karr 24
Democrat write-in: Joseph Maher Jr. 45
Green: Dave Croteau 109
Green: Mary DeCamp 312
Republican write-in: Rick Grinnell 5773
Republican write-in: Daryl Peterson 48

Looks like Rothschild (D), DeCamp(G), and Grinnell (R) will advance to the General Election. Grinnell only needed 1060 votes as a write-in to qualify for the General.

Mary DeCamp (G)

Rick Grinnell (R)

Jonathan Rothschild (D)

WARD 1:
Democrat Joe Flores 1234
Democrat Regina Romero (incumbent) 3990
Green write-in Beryl Baker 10 (she only needs 3 to advance to the General)

Looks like Romero (D) and Baker (G) will face off again in the General (they did so in 2007 in the same ward). Romero then got 72.86% (42,556 votes) to Baker’s 26.62% (15,551 votes).

WARD 2:
Democrat Paul Cunningham (incumbent) 5079
Republican Jennifer Rawson 4403

Both will advance to the General.

WARD 4:
Democrat Shirley Scott (incumbent) 3751
Republican Tyler Vogt 3392

Both will advance to the General.

This was the City of Tucson’s first time vote-by-mail election and 14.66% of the registered voters cast ballots. The Arizona Daily Star reports that there may be still 4700 ballots to be counted, so stay tuned for any updates.

Final tally as of 9/2/11: click here for updated blog.

If you haven’t mailed in your City Primary ballot yet, it may be too late, depending if you trust the U.S. Postal Service. Since the absolute deadline for these first time vote-by-mail election ballots is August 30, 7 p.m. you might want to consider dropping off the ballot at any of these locations, open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. You can drop off your marked ballot, take your unmarked ballot & cast it there, or get a replacement ballot (in case your ballot was lost, spoiled, destroyed, or not received.)

Randolph Golf Complex
600 S. Alvernon Way

Quincie Douglas Library
1585 E. 36th Street

Clements Center
8155 E. Poinciana Drive

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
1145 E. Ft. Lowell Road

Udall Park Recreation Center
7200 E. Tanque Verde Road

Valencia Branch Library
202 W. Valencia Road

Tucson City Clerk Elections Center (also open today 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
800 E. 12th Street

(Note: All vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the City Clerk’s Office either by mail or dropped off at any of these centers by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day in order for your ballot to be counted. –And I have heard that postmarks won’t count.)

And finally, a recap of who’s running for Mayor of Tucson, and City Council in Wards 1, 2 and 4:

Mayor:
Democrats: Jonathan Rothschild, two write-ins David Karr and Joseph Maher, Jr.
Greens: Dave Croteau and Mary DeCamp
Republicans: two write-ins Rick Grinnell and Daryl Peterson

Ward 1:
Democrats: Joe Flores and Regina Romero
Green: write-in Beryl Baker
Republican: none

Ward 2:
Democrat: Paul Cunningham
Republican: Jennifer Rawson

Ward 4:
Democrat: Shirley Scott
Republican: Tyler Vogt

Vote wisely!

And for those interested in knowing how many ballots were mailed (as of 8/22/11 per Tucson City Elections) in this first time vote-by-mail election:

Democrats: 99,662
Republicans: 57,357
Libertarians: 1,999
Greens: 1549

Total: 160,567
These figures include the Independents who had to request a specific party ballot.