2024 may have been a relatively slow year for fires in eastern Santa Cruz County, but local chiefs are not complacent about the challenges facing their departments.
Dottie Farrar
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New Faces at Area Schools
Here are in-depth profiles of the six new teachers at our local public schools.
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Paton Center Manager Shares Plans for Popular Birding Site
Overseeing ambitious restoration efforts to the Paton home and the Center’s trails, parking and entrance is Tom Brown, the Paton Center’s energetic site manager and ‘Bird Person.’ He brings an adventurous, wide-ranging background to the job.
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A Visit to the Principal’s Office
Meet Dan Erickson, Elgin School’s new superintendent-principal.
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Patagonia Resident Involved in Gem Museum’s New Design
Patagonian gemologist Elise Misiorowski advised on the layout design for the U of A’s Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum at its new home.
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PCAA, Mat Bevel Company Offer Kids Free Friday Programs
The Mat Bevel Company and the Patagonia Creative Arts Assn. have organized free Friday programs for kids in response to the new four-day school week schedule.Â
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Sonoita-Elgin Cuisine Tourism Initiative Hits Rough Patch
The consulting firm hired by the County to spearhead coordination between residents and government has been let go. Now a local steering committee will decide whether—and how—to move forward.
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Meet PUHS Salutatorian Ayla Kennedy
Ayla Kennedy has been named salutatorian of the 2024 PUHS graduating class. Ayla attended Palominas Elementary School years K-6. When her family moved from Sierra Vista to Canelo in 2017, she became a student at the Elgin School for seventh and eighth grades. Ayla loves living on a ranch with her mother and father, an […]
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Meet PUHS Valedictorian William Botz
Photo by Dottie Farrar William Botz has been named valedictorian of the 2024 PUHS graduating class. William grew up in Patagonia and attended the Montessori elementary school. Throughout his four years at PUHS his course of study emphasized the natural sciences, especially biology, and included all the math and science courses he could take. William […]
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Ike Isakson to Retire as PVFR Chief
“My heart attack a month ago was a wake-up call that’s it’s time,” the fire chief said of his decision. He will remain an active member of the PVFR.