Family Health Care Amigos will be renovating their new headquarters on McKeown Ave. in Patagonia. Photo by Marion Venditouli Thanks to a generous donation from the Lenon family, the local non-profit Family Health Care Amigos has been able to purchase the Lenon Building in downtown Patagonia. FH Amigos has become an important part of the […]
Linda Huffstetler-Dearing
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Film Series Sponsored By Local Non-Profits
The Tin Shed and The Lending Shed are co-sponsoring a Women’s Film Series to be shown this summer in Patagonia. A group of Patagonia residents were invited to choose six films produced by Women Make Movies. Women Make Movies (WMM), a non-profit social enterprise based in New York, is the world’s leading distributor of independent […]
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What I Want When I Die
I can tell you that I’ve had that conversation hundreds of times with individuals, couples and families in 22 years of working with people nearing the end of their lives. Sometimes that conversation was held at the family’s insistence and sometimes at the behest of a dying patient whose family was angry and could not […]
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Assisted Living Home in Patagonia Moves Forward After Setbacks
There has been hope in the Patagonia community for an assisted living facility so our elderly can live locally and be near family and friends. Helen Chester acted on this hope when she bought the property at 56 Harshaw Road some years back. Unforeseen circumstances stalled the realization of her dream, but recently, she signed […]
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The Lending Shed
When I moved to Patagonia, my new garage already held items from the previous owner. Among the items were a manual wheelchair, crutches, and two nice walkers. New to the community, I wondered where I could donate those items so those who needed them could use them. I wonder how many of us have items […]