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New Trailhead Opens

A report from the grand opening of the Oak Tree Canyon Trailhead of the Arizona Scenic Trail.

by Robert Gay January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

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Volunteers Needed to Help Audubon Restore Sonoita Creek Habitat This Saturday

Volunteers will help in Tucson Audobon’s project to remove invasives and restore native habitat along the creek.

by PRT Staff Reporters January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

BRN Names New Executive Director

Dr. Rodrigo Sierra Corona will begin in his new role on March 20, 2023.

by PRT Staff Reporters January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

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LOCAL NEWS

Town Doctor Retires

Dr. Molly Anderson is retiring after 28 years treating patients at the Family Health Center in Patagonia.

by Sarah Klingenstein January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

Doing Beauty Better With Holistic Hair Care

Hairstylist Tami Blakely has opened a new salon in Sonoita to serve local customers looking for healthy, organic hair care.

by Jo Dean January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

Fire Chiefs Discuss 2022, Anticipate Challenges Ahead

The Patagonia and Sonoita-Elgin fire services both had a busy 2022, and anticipate more of the same in 2023.

by Dottie Farrar January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Covid, Flu, RSV Spiking in SCC

If it seems like there is a lot of Covid around, that’s because there is. And there are also more flu and RSV infections.

by Lynn Davison January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

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COMMUNITY

HOPE Lends a Helping Hand to Recovering Addicts

Inside a nondescript Nogales building, a dedicated staff of 12 works on the front lines of combating the growing effects of drug addiction in Santa Cruz County.

by Kat Crockett January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

The Cemetery Trail Is Back

Volunteers worked together to re-open the trail through mesquite woods, a favorite for locals and visitors alike.

by Murphy Musick January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

Winners of the PRT’s Good Neighbor Contest

The PRT Good Neighbor Award recognizes people who voluntarily build a better community in Canelo, Elgin, Sonoita and Patagonia. Here are this year’s winners.

by PRT Staff Reporters January 4, 2023January 19, 2023

FROM THE PRT ARCHIVES…

Dogwalk

Early each morning I take my dog Lucy for a walk. This is my favorite time of year for a morning walk, when the days are short and the sun is low in the southern sky.

by Ann Katzenbach January 6, 2016January 13, 2023

Assology 101

Why have some equine enthusiasts made the decision to use mules and/or donkeys instead of the more beautiful, malleable and popular horse? Perhaps a look into the animal’s behavior will help.

by Pat McNamara January 3, 2019December 27, 2022

Hunting the Elusive Mearns Quail

This one small bird draws hunters from across the western United States, and occasionally from much further away. Here’s a look behind the hunt.

by Donna Reibslager February 6, 2014September 21, 2022

ARTS & CULTURE

Writing Into the Dark

She had none of the qualifications for being a writer, but she’s done it anyway: how civil engineer Karen Riggs became author K.C. Riggs.

by Dottie Farrar January 4, 2023January 19, 2023

Locals Pay Tribute to Joni Mitchell

Local band the Sashas and a group of amateur vocalists performed a set featuring renditions of songs from across Mitchell’s career.

by Sarah Klingenstein January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

How I Survived

Life as I knew it was gone in the blink of an eye, but I was still alive, with the task of getting it back.

by Rhonda Brew January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

SCHOOL NEWS

Area Students Stage Two Plays

Cast photos for “Johnny Appleseed” and “Hansel and Gretel.”

by PRT Staff Reporters January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

PUHS Senior Gets Full Ride to Ivy League School

For the second time in three years, a PUHS student has been admitted to an Ivy League university with a full scholarship. Senior Nicholas Dekhtyar will enter Columbia University as…

by Marion Vendituoli December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

PUHS Honors Society Students Honor Veterans

Nine high school students and their advisor volunteered to help with the annual “Honor the Vets” day at the Patagonia Cemetery, a project of The Patagonia Museum.

by Murphy Musick December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

COLUMNS

Where the Gold Settles

The PRT’s resident rockhound reflects on his low-key search for gold — and the search that brought him to Sonoita-Elgin in the first place, two decades ago.

by Keith Krizan January 6, 2023January 10, 2023

Glimpses Into Our Past: The Donnellites and the Copper Glance Mine

In 1888 a Christian mining commune was established in Sunnyside Canyon on the western slope of the Huachuca Mountains. Here’s what happened next.

by Alison Bunting January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Nature Journeys: Always, Yet Rarely, Spotted

Enter El Tigre, the jaguar.

by Vince Pinto January 5, 2023January 19, 2023

Starstruck: Interconnections

The reality is that nothing, not here on Earth, or in the vastness of space, is truly independent.

by Harold Meckler January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

OPINION

County’s Courthouse Lease Raises Questions

Renting space in an iconic County-owned property to a controversial, foreign owned, for-profit entity raises several questions. We tried to get answers from County officials.

by Kat Crockett and Marion Vendituoli January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Thanks to You, PRT Fundraising Campaign a Huge Success

To our generous readers who donated to the PRT during our recent fundraising campaign, we thank you!

by PRT Staff Reporters January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Life Among the Humans: Jews in the News

Whenever there’s some “secret plot” which we’re advised to fear, it’s both fun and traditional to blame it on The Jews – the world’s Eternal Boogie Men.