After a year off for Covid, the Spirit World 100 (SW100) event returned to Patagonia on the first weekend in November, and the weather cooperated superbly. Race day, Saturday, was bracketed by warm-up and cool-down rides on Friday and Sunday, offering visitors a look at still more of the varied gravel-riding opportunities in our valleys […]
December 2021
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Thrifty Shopping for the Holidays
“Christmas presents will be in short supply!” “Be sure and shop early since there will be few items to choose from for your loved ones!” “Christmas will be a lot different this year because of the delay in goods being held offshore due to Covid, tariffs, the politicians, etc. etc…” These familiar headlines in both […]
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Broadband Breakthrough
At a Special Elgin School Board meeting held on Nov. 17, 2021, Sonoita School District Superintendent Mary Faley, along with the school’s Information Technology Specialist, Leonard Sadorf, and several state and business representatives, provided an overview for the public and the Board on the school’s Fiber Project, and Final Mile Project. The Fiber Project […]
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COVID and the Classroom: Area Schools Differ in Response to Pandemic
The Patagonia Public Schools have experienced an increase in COVID19 cases this fall, as would be expected with the increased exposure of in-person learning this fall. “We’ve come close to having to go back to distance learning, but we have avoided it by using a ‘pool testing’ system with staff and students,” Patagonia Superintendent Kenny […]
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Art Walk 2021
The nineteenth annual Patagonia Art Walk, an all-volunteer event, took place Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, showcasing 40 local artists, a quilt exhibit, children’s activities, and special offerings all over town.