Santa Cruz County Emergency Management Director Ray Sayre demonstrated the Simtable, a disaster simulation tool for the Patagonia Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) at the team’s monthly meeting held March 6 in the Patagonia Town Council chambers. Sayre noted that only about 15 of these devices are currently in use in the U.S.. The system […]
Bob Brandt
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Wildlife Corridors Invites Community Engagement
Wildlife Corridors, LLC (WC) updated some 70 attendees on recent developments at the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve in a meeting at Cady Hall in early February. The group sought participation in planning for responsible recreational use of the land adjacent to the protected corridor. WC Managing Partner Ron Pulliam showed a series of before and after […]
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Bernice Pomeroy: A Musical Treasure
In honor of her 96th birthday this month, we take this opportunity to celebrate Bernice Pomeroy as our March Musician of Note. Pomeroy’s piano and organ recitals have been enjoyed for over three decades in and around Patagonia. She has taught piano to dozens of children and adults, but folks who don’t know her well […]
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Christina Wilhelm, Musical Missionary
Christina Wilhelm’s dedication and musical gifts have brought joy to area residents and visitors. That music would become the dominant force in Christina Wilhelm’s life would not have surprised the nuns at her convent nursery school who reported to her mother that her precocious two-year-old refused to take naps like the other children, preferring instead […]
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Musicians of Note: Bringing Harmony to the Community
Singer, guitarist and “musical encyclopedia” Dick Klosterman has been an important part of the local music scene since moving to Patagonia in 1991.
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Moreno Family Keeps Musical Tradition Alive
The Borderline Band plays a variety of genres. From left: Kelly Edge, Gama Leyva, Rich Moreno, Robert Moreno, Charles Moreno. Photo by Bob Brandt Walk down Naugle Avenue past the Elgin cat refuge bungalow next to Grayce’s on any given Wednesday night and you’re likely to receive the gift of music wafting from the home […]
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Timeless Travelers Shop Opens in Patagonia
Joe and Michelle Frazier feature vintage, one-of-a-kind items in their new shop in Patagonia. Photo by Marion Vendituoli “Something old, something new” might be an apt way to think about the mostly one-of-a-kind vintage and a few “really cool” modern items for sale at Timeless Travelers, the new gift store neatly nestled in its modest […]
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Town Council Notes – Oct. 2018
Charlee Farley asked again at the August 8 council meeting that the town do something about feral cats. In response to her plea for action, retired veterinarian Steve Finch spoke about the complexity of the problem of controlling feral cats including possible high costs and difficulty in identifying which cats are feral and which are […]
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Town Qualifies for Flood Insurance Discount
Dark blue indicates high flood hazard areas in Patagonia. Property owners in Patagonia who purchase flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on or after October 1, 2018 will receive a 5% discount on their premiums, thanks to the hard work, perseverance and research undertaken by town resident Murphy Musick. Because of his […]
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Finding Common Ground
In the August/September issue of this publication, Charlee Farley respectfully pleaded for the community to reject the No Border Wall referendum on the grounds that it would serve “no purpose but to divide our community unnecessarily.” Others in the community forcefully asserted that the border wall is a national political issue on which the town […]