Patagonia Bird and Pet, at the corner of McKeown and 3rd Avenues, opened early this summer and provides locals with most of the same services and products available at its larger sister store, Sonoita Feed. The Patagonia store stocks a variety of pet food and bird seed, along with books, feeders, sunglasses, pet toys, buckets, […]
Ann Katzenbach
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Patagonia Schools Begin Year With High Marks
New second grade teacher LuAnn Beaton enjoys a chat with school board members Beatrice Pomeroy and Janet Winan at the breakfast held on August 5 in the PUHS cafeteria. It seems that almost all the news is good when it comes to Patagonia schools. At an information breakfast held in the cafeteria the day before […]
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The Fiebergs Depart for the Highlining Life
Laura and Chip Fieberg Chip and Laura Fieberg, Patagonia’s yogic-acrobatic-slackliners are off on a new adventure. Their house in town is on the market, and they plan to depart early this month for Bend, Oregon, currently dubbed “the extreme sport capital of the U.S.” Chip and Laura have been perfecting their skills for a number […]
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Good Turnout for Fire Department Steak Fry
Going, going, gone…..This hand-made quilt was the top money earner at the annual Steak Fry, a fundraiser for the Patagonia Fire Department. The Patagonia Fire Department is delighted with this year’s turnout for its 39th steak fry, held on June 28, a balmy Saturday evening. The town park was full of happy diners and bidders […]
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Snakes in the Balance
Snakes have a bad reputation. Starting with the Garden of Eden, they’ve been universally scorned and feared, but they are, nevertheless, fascinating. We can swim, walk, run, jump. But we can’t glide along on our bellies, nor can we move with complete silence. We have nothing in common with these cold-blooded creatures. It’s not easy […]
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An Update on Patagonia’s Water
The main water line into town runs through a tunnel under Sonoita Creek, behind the post office. It will split off from there, with one pipe going down Naugle Ave. to the town hall, the other down McKeown and into town that way. By now, probably everyone has seen the water pipeline that’s been laid […]
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Dog Attacks Continue—Who’s to Blame?
On the morning of July 8, Richard Howells was walking his small dog, Coco, on Rothrock Alley when a snarling dog ran through an open gate straight at them. Richard saved Coco by quickly picking her up, but he was bitten on the leg. “It happened very fast,” says Richard, who cleaned the two deep […]
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Books
The Legacy Letters by Carew Papritz Carew Papritz was at Mariposa Books and More for a book signing in May. Shop owner Ann Caston was impressed with his writing and said that people who came for the event were deeply moved by some of the chapters in his book, The Legacy Letters. The dust jacket […]
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The Day the Water Died
My perspective on life changed when our well went dry. I’d never taken water for granted, but now it was an expensive commodity that affected my life day in and day out.
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Want to Be Part of the Patagonia Fire Department?
You don’t have to be a firefighter to join Patagonia’s Volunteer Fire Department. According to Ike Isakson, there are plenty of jobs, large and small, associated with the department. Assisting Ike’s wife, Diane, with the ever growing inventory of yard sale donations is one important way to help out. Ike also mentioned washing trucks and […]