“Drowning Out the Devil”, oil on panel “Anti Gravity”, an exhibit of oil paintings by Patagonia artist Paula Wittner, is on display through December at Seedboat Gallery, 214 Yankie Drive, in Silver City, New Mexico. A reception and presentation by the artist is scheduled for December 7 at 5:30 p.m. Call (575) 534-1136 for more […]
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The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper He stands rigid in his armor plate. Unblinking eyes of Hundreds of angular facets Stare out at the wide world, three hundred and sixty degrees. He lifts his right front leg And draws his right antenna through The curved cleft on his foot To clean thousands of microscopic hairs That smell rain and […]
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Strike Up the Band!
Jason Schreiber Jason Schreiber grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, but after getting a Master’s degree in Music, he felt he’d like to teach in a small town. Thus, after a few stops along the way, Patagonia is now his home, and he teaches every student in the system […]
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Book Review: The Wrath of Cochise, by Terry Mort
The Wrath of Cochise: The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars by Terry Mort Pegasus Books, 2013 303 pages The Apache warriors Geronimo and Cochise have become icons in the American psyche, representing the brutal retaliations of native people driven off their ancestral lands by the encroachment of white settlers. None was […]
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Tonto Speaks
Tonto Speaks For me, no more following that beat-up trail, eating Silver’s cloud of dust, trying to decipher what the L.R.’s saying. Hard enough to understand the white guy without his mask but when he’s muffled up, darn near impossible. Still I admit, it was a great ride while it lasted. We did some serious […]
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Santa Cruz County Fair
Attention All Artists in Santa Cruz County This year’s County Fair will include a special art contest to go along with the Fair’s theme, “Coming Together.” Each community in our county has its own special flavors, culture and occupations. The exhibit, titled “Portraits of Santa Cruz County,” will reflect the artist’s idea of our county […]
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Cousin Wild Bill: Second Cousin to a Legend
Growing up, I knew that I was related to Wild Bill Hickok, My maiden name was Hickok. I probably realized who he was when I saw the movie The Plainsman, an idealized film about Wild Bill, starring Gary Cooper. A relative researched and found that my grandfather was Wild Bill’s second cousin, which made my […]
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Little House on the Prairie
I lived in the city most of my life until June 23, 1987, when my husband, Dale and I moved from Phoenix to Sonoita. My son Joshua was 10 years old and Johnny was 3 months. For the first two weeks or so, Dale left me and the boys at the ranch while he went […]
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Book Review: The Spirit of Dogie Long, by J.P.S. Brown
The Spirit of Dogie Long by J.P.S. Brown Pub. by Make A Hand, LLC 2011, 214 pp. Local author J.P.S. Brown has published 14 books and won two lifetime achievement awards for his true-to-life novels of the Southwest. He has achieved an almost cult status among authors and fans for his gritty stories about cowboys […]