The morning of November 25, Wendy Russell got up and went to the kitchen to make coffee. Her partner, Gooch Goodwin, began to smell the coffee from their bedroom, but noticed that Wendy hadn’t come back to bed, as was her custom. He got up and found 46-year-old Wendy sitting on the kitchen floor, a […]
Ann Katzenbach
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Woman’s Club Lunches at Circle Z for Annual Meeting
The fireplace at the Circle Z ranch house was blazing as the Patagonia Woman’s Club held its annual luncheon in the dining room on December 16. Decorated for the holidays, the rooms were warm and welcoming. Current members were encouraged to bring guests — and the Woman’s Club is hoping to increase interest in the […]
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Paula Wittner Paintings Cross Border
“Lift-Off”, 48” x 58”, oil on panel, 2011 On Friday, January 15, at 7 p.m., Paula Wittner will open an exhibition of her paintings across the border at Museo de Arte de Nogales in Sonora. It’s a somewhat adventurous undertaking, as it entails transport of her paintings across international borders and communicating with museum personnel […]
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Gilbert Quiroga Settles Suit With School District
Gilbert Quiroga Gilbert Quiroga had been driving buses for the Patagonia schools for 37 years when he was told, at the end of the school year in 2013, that his contract would not be renewed. Despite the testimony of many parents and colleagues to the school district’s governing board, Superintendent Denise Blake did not change […]
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Four Generations Reunite in Patagonia
In September a Turner family reunion brought 40 or so people from Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin and California to Patagonia. The family thread that ties all these people together, from 99-year old matriarch Cleo Mock to teenager Gianna Martin, is complex but strong—and Patagonia is at the root of their connection.
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Surviving August
Usually I like the monsoons, but there haven’t been enough air-clearing storms and the heat and humidity have been stultifying. When it gets over 100, I sometimes wonder if my lungs will work. Like so many weather events in the world, August’s heat seemed extreme. The wildlife slept in, the plants and trees in my garden were stressed. Life in this high desert is precarious.
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The Sound of Hummers Feeding
George Swan, a frequent visitor to Patagonia, is an amateur audio engineer who enjoys recording unique sounds. He recorded this sound clip of hummingbirds at a feeder on the mesa.
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A Winter With William James
I have always loved paper pages, cover art, and the heft of a book in my hands. At least twice in my life I thought about opening a book store, but somehow the momentwas never quite right. Then, in 2001 I found myself working one winter in a wonderful place that sold used books. It […]
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For the Love of Making Music
Every Wednesday night, a ragtag group of local musicians gather in Dick and Phyllis Klosterman’s living room for an evening of musical adventures.
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A Success Story Celebrates One Year
In the space of a one-bedroom apartment, Steve and Anna Coleman have created a place for the children and young adults of Patagonia to talk, play music, watch television, do their homework, cook, and play foosball.