Photo by Carlos MinguraPhoto by Borderlands Horticulturalist Francesca ClaverieCarlos Mingura tells the guests how the BECY program “truly changed my life.” The photographs on the walls of the Gathering Grounds in February served as a visual narrative for the intern program run by the Border Earth Care Youth Institute (BECY) to foster a sense of […]
Ann Katzenbach
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High Desert Sketches: Sonny McCuistion
Local rancher P. D. (Sonny) McCuistion turned 90 in October. He appears to be in good health, although he says, “Some days I think I could use a brain transplant.”
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Arts Alive: Painting’s Title Inspires Exhibit at Velvet Elvis
There are some new faces joining the portrait of Elvis on the wall of Patagonia’s favorite pizza restaurant. Paula Wittner, an artist whose imagination overflows with faces and stories, thought that a particular painting of hers would be appropriate in a restaurant where the message, “we love cash,” is painted on the front wall. The […]
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Get Your Ying and Yang in Balance
Cera Lynn in her new facility at Piper Plaza Cera Lynn has brought her healing and skin enhancement skills back to Patagonia after tending to clients for the last eight years in Tubac. Lynn is an expert in many facets of skin care and Chinese medicine, but at this point in her life she is […]
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A Donor’s Legacy
The advances in scientific technology have had a myriad of unforeseen consequences. Among them is a case I am familiar with that raises lots of questions. The daughter of a good friend is married to Sam, who has always known that his mother was artificially inseminated with sperm from a bank associated with a university […]
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New Native Seeds/SEARCH Director Speaks at Woman’s Club Meeting
NSS Executive Director Larrie Warren The monthly meeting of the Patagonia Woman’s Club on January 8 featured two members of Native Seeds/SEARCH’s staff: Larrie Warren, newly named executive director, and Lynda Prim, manager of the farm here in Patagonia. Both spoke to the importance of strengthening the world’s collection of ancient seed strains as climate […]
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Presentation on the Chiricahua Apache
On January 17 the Patagonia Museum held its annual meeting at the Patagonia Library. A good-sized crowd gathered to hear Rebecca Orozco, an instructor in anthropology and history, talk about the Chiricahua Apache. Orozco commented on the large attendance, noting that the Bisbee Corral of the Westerners, a group of history buffs that meets once […]
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New Senior Housing Opens
Donald Borham talks with Jill Babcock at the Open House on January 11. Two years ago, Helen Chester bought the property at 56 Harshaw Road with the hope of establishing an assisted living facility. The difficulties of licensing such a facility on privately owned property were tremendous, and for awhile it looked like nothing would […]
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Cindy Matus Morriss Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Cynthia Matus Morriss has been on the Patagonia Elementary School Governing Board since 1989. That’s 25 years doing a job that doesn’t get a lot of recognition. She has also been a member of the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) for almost that long and is a strong supporter of public education at all levels. […]
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Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
Patagonia Volunteer emergency medical technician Ike Isakson talks with Bob Morphew shortly after his accident. Close to noon on December 7, Bob Morphew, a 70-year-old Canadian, crashed his motorcycle on Salero Canyon Road. Marshal Joe Patterson was called to the scene, and he in turn called for an ambulance. Shortly afterward, Morphew was airlifted to […]