Photo by Aisha Sander Meet Andrea Sanchez, the Town of Patagonia’s Administrative Assistant. Sanchez began working in 2010 and is the friendly voice that answers all calls to the town. She enters utility payments into the system, makes deposits to the bank, payroll, accounts payable/receivable, answers the phones, gets the council books ready for the […]
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A New Face at Patagonia Montessori
Verena Miller has returned to Patagonia to teach preschool at Patagonia Montessori. Photo by Aisha Sander Verena Miller, or Miss V as her students call her, has roots in Patagonia, having moved here from Georgia when she was 10 years old. After graduating from PUHS, Miller moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona and then Pima […]
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Water Quality Report Presented
The Town of Patagonia Flood and Flow Committee and the Friends of Sonoita Creek (FOSC) hosted an event on Jan. 22 focusing on the conclusion of their water quality study, conducted by the Nextgen Engineering firm, based in Tucson. The report, to be released to the public in March 2020, gathered data regarding the watershed […]
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Milestones: A Fortuitous Birth
Perhaps there is no greater milestone then the day of our birth. I heard the story of why I was the only American citizen in my family all the time growing up. The story begins with how a series of unexpected events led my parents and three older brothers to leave Dubai, U.A.E. where my father […]
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Committee Working to Save Pool
Two motions were presented at the January 2020 Joint Patagonia School District Board Meeting pertaining to the future of the swimming pool. The first motion, which was approved by both the Elementary and the High School Boards, agreed to let The Friends of the Patagonia Pool (FOPP), a citizens’ committee, raise money to keep the […]
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SCC Recycling Update
On Jan 8, 2020 Santa Cruz County officials John Hayes, manager for solid waste / flood control and Jesus Valdez, Director of Public Works met with Santa Cruz Environmental Stewards (SCES), a group of volunteers who have been advocating for increased recycling since the county almost completely ceased recycling in 2019. The proposal for recycling in […]
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County Proposes Recycling Plan
On Jan 8, 2020 Santa Cruz County officials John Hayes, manager for solid waste / flood control and Jesus Valdez, Director of Public Works met with Santa Cruz Environmental Stewards, a group of volunteers who have been advocating for increased recycling since the county almost completely ceased recycling trash at the landfills in 2019. The […]
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Barksdale Stakes More Claims Near Patagonia
Map courtesy of Barksdale Capital.com Barksdale Capital, the company who has proposed drilling in the Patagonia Mountains in the Flux Canyon area, purchased another set of unpatented claims in August 2019 on U.S. Forest Service land off Duquesne Road, abutting claims in the Hermosa Project. Called the San Antonio Project, these claims cover approximately 6300 […]
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Milestones: Our Unique Purpose
When we look endlessly at our limitations and our flaws we lose track of the immense privilege to be human. We humans have been given a singular capacity in all of creation with our ability to interpret our experience of life and to choose how to express it through our actions, our words and our […]
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Milestones: Simplicity
Experiencing acute loss can bring the simple things in life to the forefront. What you may have thought as trivial, like a hot shower or a good pair of shoes, can become your solace. When death moves you from complacency, from ambition, from expectations, from entitlement, the things you take for granted may become your […]