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Signage and lighting changes on the Sandy Beach Road

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By Beverly Arrowood on January 7th, 2019

Yesterday I saw a post on Face Book talking about “Spring Break 2019″.  I am still trying to get through Christmas and New Year’s.  However, I need to tell you a story that is close to my heart.  Myself and Rick Busa have the positions of what was called a “Warden” but is now called Citizen Liaison Volunteer for the US Consulate out of Nogales.  What this means is that if there is an issue where an American is in trouble or need of help, we are called to help with whatever is needed.  I am telling you this story so that we never forget a tragedy that  happened so fast. This tragedy took the lives of 2 young ladies, Amanda Korbas and Anna Wilson. They were getting ready to start another year in college and were really enjoying their time here before school started.

Yellow lights

I took this volunteer position in November of 2017 and Rick has done it for 10 years.  Well, 2 days before Good Friday and during Spring Break, I got a call from the US Consulate about the tragic deaths of 2 young women on the road where the black top ends and the dirt road starts by Esmeralda and could I help.  They were not the drivers but passengers in a vehicle.  One of the young ladies died on impact and the other in route to Tucson.

Signage

Indicating road divides looking east

Signage

This show that the divided road ends.

 On Friday I met both sets of parents in the Sam’s Club parking lot and we proceeded to where they were staying, which ironically was on the opposite corner of our home.  Here they retrieved the belongings and we proceeded to the mortuary where Rick met us and where we spent several hours and then off to the police department.  The Korbas family drove back to Tucson to make arrangements for their daughter.

I am telling you this  because if you live in Cholla Bay or travel out to Mare Blu or Wrecked, you are seeing some changes.  The family of Amanda Korbas has paid to have a overhead solar light placed there along with signage and by the time you read this there will be 2 flashing yellow lights.  Their hope is that this gets peoples attention, so that no other family ever has to go through what they did.  It has taken us awhile to get this done, but with the help of Juan Mesa from SBR and David Alanso Zazueta Torreci the liaison from Mayor Munro’s office, Mayor Munro and Rick Busa, we have finally accomplished the goal.

Wrong Way Sign

This indicates the road is divided and do not enter

I hope that every time you drive on that road, that you do so with caution.  We see so many people driving recklessly so please think twice before you become a statistic.  Our thanks go out to the Korbas family for their generosity in doing something so needed for our city of Puerto Peñasco.  It has been my pleasure to have been of assistance to the Korbas family along with the others involved.

Light at night

This light now lights up the area where the pavement ends and dirt road begins.

Solar Light

This light lights up a large area.

About Beverly Arrowood

Full time resident of Puerto Peñasco since 2004. Originally from Wisconsin, I migrated to Phoenix in 1973 and then Mexico. Married to Bill, 2 children, 3 grand children, 2 great grand babies and 2 German Shepherds share my life. Love to walk to beach and go shelling and traveling to Lodi and Paso Robles to visit wineries as well as visiting the Valle de Guadalupe wineries near Ensenada, Mexico.

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2 Comments

  1. Dalin says:
    January 23, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    I stumbled across this blog while researching what a young man could do for an Eagle Project for a school in Rocky Point. He would like to help a school, whether it is through providing clothing, sports equipment, school supplies, or something else they may be in need of. If you have any information or contacts for this, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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  2. Renata W says:
    March 15, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    Dear Beverly,
    So sad what happened with those young ladies and their family I want to thank you and rick for taking up this volunteer position to be our voice in RP As my dream to move to RP sink more and more in my heart ,I hope that we can keep in contact as I have been learning a lot in your blog in this site
    Be well,
    Renata

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