Barbara Blankenship, a re-enactor with the Buffalo Soldier Assn., has sewn over 30 historically correct outfits. Veterans Day at Elgin School The 23rd annual Veterans Day program at the Elgin School featured a talk by Charles Hancock, the president of the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers, who gave a history of the Buffalo Soldiers and described […]
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Town Pool at Risk for Closure
A non-action item discussing the future of the swimming pool was on the agenda at the Nov. 13 Patagonia High School and Elementary School Board meetings. School Superintendent Rachel Hochheim wrote a letter to the school boards and to the Patagonia Town Council recommending closing the pool because the “overall cost of the long term […]
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Still No Recycling in SCC
In August 2019 the county was forced to stop its recycling program. Plastics have not been recycled in over a year, paper for over eight months. Cardboard and metals recycling discontinued in August. The county sent out a call for bids to take over the county’s recycling program. The deadline for applications was Oct. 15, […]
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Patagonia Art Walk 2019
Perry Gasper, Judith Andrew (artist) and Janet Palmer Sydney McKay sold her nail polishes at one of the 16 sites in Patagonia participating in Art Walk. Zach Farley display of guitars Artists gathered in Tin Shed Theatre Paula Wittner checks out some of the handcrafted items that Susan Corl had for sale at the 18th […]
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A Look at the Sunnyside Project
The highly desirable array of minerals in the mountains surrounding Patagonia have attracted mining interests since the late 1800’s. Most recently, exploration and mining companies have come to the area to explore and devise ways to extract a high-grade deposit of zinc, lead and silver more than 1500 feet underground. Barksdale International, based out of […]
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Record Breaking Crowds Attend Fall Festival
Photo by Sally Reichardt Town residents were not surprised to learn that the estimated attendance for the 31st annual Fall Festival was 25,000 – 30,000 people, with Saturday being its all-time busiest day in 31 years at 20,000 people. Perfect weather, new vendors, a great line up of musicians and extensive marketing by The Southern […]
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Milestones: Attached
Growing up in a home with a caregiver or caregivers who abuse alcohol is setting up the child for lifelong challenges and is classified as one of the ten Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) that can predict adult health problems. Often unresolved generational trauma and psychological challenges are hidden behind the seemingly casual or overtly abusive […]
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New South32 Exec Calls Project a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’
Pat Risner, the new President of the Hermosa Project for South32, met with the PRT in August 2019. Interview questions were submitted in advance per the company’s request. Pat Risner hopes that the Hermosa Mining Project can “be a model for other projects.” Photo by Aisha Sander Personal Life Pat Risner, the President of the […]
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Milestones: No Escape
When the Buddha received enlightenment under the Bodhi tree he understood that life is full of suffering and that we suffer more because of our attachments. If we spend a few minutes alone in silence it becomes apparent how attached we are to the outcome of our efforts, how attached we are to our identities […]
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Organizers Have High Hopes for Fall Festival
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, preservation and advancement of the Arts, will be presenting the Patagonia Fall Festival for the second year in a row in partnership with the Sky Islands Tourism Association (SITA). The Event Coordinator, Shelby Scheer wrote that SAACA has “created over […]