Patagonia made national headlines this past month after a YouTube video of an incident between Town Marshall Joseph Patterson and resident Hilde Kate Lysiak went viral. First covered by the Nogales International on Feb. 21, the story received national coverage from the Washington Post on Feb. 22, 2019 and has sparked a conversation about social […]
Aisha Sander
Posted inLocal News
Waste Water Plant Needs Upgrades
George Deithorn and Juan Urias, standing here at the top of the treatment tank, work to provide for the health and welfare of the residents of the town of Patagonia Photo by Aisha Sander The Town of Patagonia Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) is in need of repairs and upgrades. The town contracted Nextgen Engineering from […]
Posted inCommunity
Discussion Group Looks at Foreign Policy Issues
Participants discuss the Middle East at a recent session of the Great Decisions series at the Patagonia Library. Photo by Aisha Sander Deborah Locke and Gary Vines, part-time residents of Patagonia who are currently the caretakers of the Sonoita Creek Preserve, have brought the Great Decisions program to Patagonia. This year the topics include: Refugees […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Author, Scientist Speaks in Patagonia
Robin Wall Kimmerer, an acclaimed author and scientist, gave a lecture and book discussion during a recent visit to Patagonia. Around 100 people attended her presentation at Cady Hall. Kimmerer, a member of the Potawatomi Nation, asked the audience “What is our response to our earth’s gift?” She worked through this question through a 90-minute […]
Posted inLocal News
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 […]
Posted inOpinion
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 […]
Posted inArts & Culture
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 […]
Posted inCommunity
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 […]
Posted inArts & Culture
“We Are Artists” Benefits Training Program Participants
“We are Artists”, a program developed by Hilary Felix and Cassina Farley, provides an opportunity for adults with developmental disabilities to participate in art projects. It is a collaboration between the Santa Cruz Training Programs (SCTP), the Santa Fe Ranch and the Patagonia Creative Artists Association (PCAA). The SCTP, based in Nogales, provides programs for […]
Posted inOpinion
Milestones – Jan. 2019
I can’t know why I found God, but I do remember when. I had been broken-hearted in a way that was beyond my capacity to understand, and the cyclone of pain turned everything that I knew as my life to dust. This death of my life was the beginning of my relationship with God, and […]