“Save the Library” 25 Years Later
When a financial crisis forced budget cuts in 1998, a group of Patagonians joined together to save the town’s public library. Here’s how they did it.
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COMMUNITY
A History of Winemaking in Sonoita/Elgin, Part 1: The Early Days
The first part of our series focuses on how the late Gordon Dutt, a soil scientist from Montana and founder of Sonoita Vineyards, became the father of Arizona’s modern wine industry.
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Aquatic Center Receives Legacy Foundation Grant
PRAC has received $43,000 towards the goal of heating the Patagonia Pool, which should extend the pool’s season.
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Staying Safe in Mountain Lion Country
Mountain lions are the last surviving big predator in this region. Here’s how we can live safely with them.
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FROM THE PRT ARCHIVES…
Looking for the Desert in Bloom
Even if we don’t see hillsides bedecked with our favorite wildflowers, I bet somewhere in the grasslands and pine-oak woodlands, there will be a microhabitat in full bloom. Just follow the hummingbirds—they know the way.
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Forever Young
Last year I sold everything I had to buy a small, secluded finger canyon for my horses. Patagonia’s Young Riders meet out there most mornings for a new adventure.
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Nature Journeys: Snow!
Older residents have confirmed that our region – up until the last few decades – received more snow than it currently does. In southern Arizona, we can use all the precipitation that nature can muster.
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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.
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ARTS & CULTURE
Portraits in Recycled Wood
Kasia Palermo’s journey from London fashion model to Sonoita artist.
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Book Review: In the Sky, a Friend
Tim Hunter’s new book is written for the backyard observer who just wants a bit of direction when they look up and admire the night sky.
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Let’s Cook With the Elgin/Sonoita Cowbelles: Hamburger Mushroom Delight
This quick, easy recipe has been a long-time family favorite. No need for a last minute dash to the market since the ingredients are staples in most kitchens.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Senior Spotlights – March 2023
Profiles of PUHS seniors Jose Manuel Beltran, Oskar M. Gomez, Isaias Gonzalez and Elizabeth Urias.
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Local Scholarship Opportunities Available
Information on applying for scholarships from the Stradling Foundation, the Santa Cruz Cowbelles, the AZ Community Foundation and the Los Charros Foundation.
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New Interns Join PRT
Patagonia Union High School students Aliyah Gallardo and Ayla Kennedy will be reporting on school sports and events, as well as writing features.
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COLUMNS
Let’s Go Get Stones: Rolling Stones
During these cool and breezy months, I have decided to embark upon a new area of interest: Rock Tumbling. Rockhounding’s afterthought.
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Starstruck: Procynon and Friends
Like many “second-placers,” Procyon doesn’t get the attention it rightly deserves.
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Fabulous Fossorial Fauna
There’s a diversity of animal life in the Sky Islands — underground.
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Sunnyside and the Nye Family
Part three of the Sunnyside story, begun in the January PRT.
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OPINION
Toxic Spills, Hermosa Trucks, and Us
Our region is headed for an entirely preventable disaster of similar proportions to the toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio.
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No one seems to be happy with Arizona’s public school system. Here are some common sense solutions that have worked elsewhere.
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Life Among the Humans: Poopooing Polarity
We live in a bipolar world where everything is somewhat balanced by an opposite; by something which can seem to be its mortal enemy.
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Potty Humor
What’s Cologuard, you ask? Well it’s the new non-invasive alternative to a colonoscopy. Yep. You read that right.
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OBITUARIES
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