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.
February 2019
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Local Residents Affected by Government Shutdown
On January 25, President Trump agreed to restart the government after 35 days, the longest shutdown in history. During the shutdown over 800,000 federal workers were furloughed, or working without pay, including many residents of eatern Santa Cruz County. In a recent online survey put out by the PRT, local residents responded with a range […]
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From Toledo to Sonoita via the Grand Canyon
After a career in the Park Service, Patty Wands now works as a promoter for musical performers. An Ohio girl with dreams of the Grand Canyon, Patty Wands came west as a 17-year-old adventurer. One of six children born in Toledo Ohio, Wands began her career with the National Park Service in 1980. Starting as […]
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Letters to the Editor – Feb. 2019
Not Happy With Elective Program In response to the article titled “Patagonia Schools Tap into Community Elective Programs.” Although the school currently offers more elective choices, the electives program is far from improved. Unfortunately, the hours spent in electives has been drastically decreased from approximately 12 hours per week down to four hours per week […]
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Milestones: Meeting My Inner Child
“I’m paying attention to you. I am doing the best I can. I want to take care of you. I’m here for you.” For those of us who have been in any kind of talk therapy, it is likely that we have worked with the voice of our inner child. Our inner child is usually […]
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Needs Improvement
When I first started at the Art Center I didn’t have a whole lot of experience with art, teaching kids, grants, art supplies or working by myself in an office. Up until that point I had worked at dude ranches, cooking in restaurants and being surly in stores. Still they hired me, some of the […]
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Life Among the Humans: Off to the Races
“I wish I could live until everyone is the same color,” I heard someone say last week. “A lovely sentiment,” I thought. “Don’t hold your breath.” Interbreeding may eventually homogenize the species, but that will not mean flawless harmony. Some of the most grueling rancor on earth occurs within families. Or am I being negative […]
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Local Author Publishes Memoir
Author Robert Cabot describes writing a memoir as being “fraught with all kinds of dangers.” Photo by Penny Cabot Robert Cabot, born in 1924, has lived a colorful and exciting life, pursuing his love for writing since the late 1960’s. He has lived part-time in Patagonia, just outside of town limits, since 2011, where he […]
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Council Notes – Feb. 2019
The oath of office for Mayor Andy Wood and new council member Steve Finch was administered at the Jan 3. Patagonia Town Council meeting. Council member Michael Stabile was appointed vice mayor. The Council decided that two Wed. Council work sessions would be added into the January schedule to study the town’s code of ordinances […]
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Local Couple Helps to Create ‘Portraits of Kindness’
Cheridyn and Ryan Egan work for the Memory Project, a non-profit that has created more than 130,000 portraits of children across the world. Photo by Bradley Sander Local couple Ryan and Cheridyn Egan first got involved with the Memory Project in 2009. According to the Memory Project Website, “The Memory Project is a charitable nonprofit […]