Linda Jade Fong

Chuck is the director of the Senior Center, a full-time job which he has done for six years as a volunteer. The programs could not exist without his expertise and his refusal to accept any salary. 

The stories of finding treasures and surprises happen every week, and after four decades, they continue to amaze.

In the second part of this series, 77-year-old Gilbert Quiroga shares more stories from his youth—and the location of the cave that was once the Patagonia town jail.

How the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad depot became Patagonia’s Town Hall.

77-year-old Gilbert Quiroga reminisces about his colorful childhood in Patagonia in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

A review of the Cistercian monastery’s history with Mother Vicki Murray was, surprisingly, a nonstop laughing session. “All the nuns there are full of joy,” said a neighbor.

The Patagonia Community United Methodist Church, 100 years old this year, also served as a high school in the 1920s.

Keyboardist Scott Ramsey has been putting “the beat in their feet” of delighted PCUMC churchgoers at Sunday worship since coming on board this new year. He discusses his unique approach to 21st century church music with the PRT.

New Patagonia Community Church pastor, Patty Frick, shown with her husband and assistant pastor, Andy Frick, will offer both traditional church and some new spiritual experiences. Photo by Linda Jade Fong Pastor Patty Frick, the newly arrived pastor at Patagonia Community Church, is looking for a boardwalk. Yes, we are about 300 miles from the […]