Housing for stray dogs is not high on the list of priorities for the town of Patagonia, whose budget is already pared way down. So a group of concerned citizens has gotten together to improve the situation. The existing kennels are hidden from sight by the treatment plant at the south end of town. They […]
Ann Katzenbach
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Focus on: Abbie Zeltzer
From time to time. PRT will be highlighting people who deserve recognition for their work on behalf of the community. “Journey Stories,” the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibit that opens at Cady Hall on January 4, is being presented in selected towns and cities throughout the United States, and it is coming to Patagonia […]
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SCFPA Takes Its Show on the Road
The “Concert Haul TM*” The Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts (SCFPA) has been looking for a permanent concert venue since its founding in 2005. Fred and Christina Wilhelm, who oversee the foundation, began with a $500,000 donation from Virginia Benderly, a local philanthropist and patron of the arts who has since passed away. […]
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Rosemont Mine – Two Views
Last month the PRT’s front page declared that the Rosemont Mine’s water mitigation plan had been rejected by the Environmental Protection Agency. That same week the Bulletin’s front page featured a story declaring the Rosemont Mine was likely to be approved. Both these stories are correct, but each emphasizes a different aspect of this complicated […]
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Rotary Club Program Provides Tools for Learning
This year Mountain Empire Rotary Club has started a new school program to encourage students to read and achieve. First Books, an organization that promotes reading, awarded our local Rotary Club a grant to purchase books as gifts and awards for students in grades K-8. Accordingly, each student will receive a book on his or […]
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Unraveling Flood Plain Regulations
The shipment of copper and silver ore in the early twentieth century required a railroad, and in the mountains, a railroad runs through the valleys. Thus Patagonia—which sprang up around the railroad—is situated in a low-lying plain between mountains, making it a flood plain. Here that means, statistically, that each year there is a 1% […]
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EPA Rejects Rosemont’s Plan
Map showing location and directional flow of waterways that would be affected by Rosemont’s proposed mine. Rosemont Copper’s plans to establish an open pit mine in the Santa Rita Mountains have hit a stumbling block. In a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) dated November 7, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified “significant […]
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The Layered Secrets of the Nutmeg
When I lived in the West Indies, I discovered the nutmeg. The island of Grenada lies about 90 miles from Venezuela at 10 degrees north latitude. Its mountains receive about 90 inches of rain annually and when it’s not raining, the tropical sun is shining. Nutmeg trees will only grow in such mountains. The Dutch […]
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Patagonia School Updates
ARIZONA SCHOOL TAX CREDITS: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER Patagonia taxpayers can take a tax credit of up to $200, or $400 if filing jointly, for contributions paid to our schools to support extracurricular activities. The contributions go directly to the school, and can be designated for athletics or band at either the elementary school or the […]
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Sonoita Merchants Launch With Holiday Spirit
Sonoita shopkeepers have founded an energetic new support group. Called The Sonoita Merchants Association, the group has held three official meetings. Other brick and mortar shops in Sonoita and Elgin are invited to call Wylie Glad at 455-0555 or 881-7787 for information about the next meeting. Skye Island Olive and Grapes hosts the meetings. The […]