Murphy Musick took this photo in February at the Patagonia Cemetery. The flag was being flown at half mast to commemorate the 500,000 American lives lost to COVID in the past year. If you look closely at the base of the dried, brown grass out in the pastures you can see little flecks of green […]
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Updated Information for Santa Cruz County Vaccine Phase 1B
The PRT learned in a phone call today that the Santa Cruz County Health Dept. is aware of a glitch in their system over the last few days causing some confusion and frustration among those trying to register for the COVID vaccine Phase 1B. The County stated they are currently working to rectify the issue. […]
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Vaccine Efforts Enter Phase 1B
Santa Cruz County is currently in vaccine Phase 1B. The Santa Cruz County Health Department is working with Mariposa Community Health Center to vaccinate law enforcement agencies and healthcare workers that were not vaccinated under Phase 1A. As Phase 1B is completed, the next tier of 1B, adults age 75 and over will begin to […]
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Open COVID Testing Sites
Recent changes have been made to COVID 19 testing facilities for residents of Santa Cruz County. The current locations that are open and providing testing are as follows: *Mariposa Community Health Center locations in Nogales, Rio Rico and Patagonia (520) 281-1550 *Holy Cross Hospital in Nogales (520) 285-3000 *Walgreens Pharmacy in Nogales (520) 281-4398 (costs […]
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Students Explore Borderland Social, Environmental Issues
Carolyn Shafer speaks to students in the Carpe Diem Education Borderlands Program at the Fray Marcos monument in Lochiel. Photo by Robert Gay Eleven students from across the country took part in the Carpe Diem Education Borderlands Program this fall. Carpe Diem is an organization that offers traveling ‘gap year” programs for students on five […]