To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the PRT and to inspire students to communicate about things that they love and to which they feel connected, the Patagonia Regional Times is sponsoring, in collaboration with the Patagonia Creative Arts Center and Borderlands Restoration, two contests, an essay contest and a photo contest. The contests are open […]
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Town Council Notes – August 2019 meetings
Summary from August 2019 Charlie Farley brought up her irritation at the Town’s seeming two-year inaction on the feral cat issue, especially in her neighborhood. A Study Session was suggested to review the Town’s ordinances on animal control, as well as the sample ordinances from Sierra Vista. The Town is beginning the search for a […]
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Council Notes – Aug. 2019
July 10: During the call to the public Carolyn Shafer invited members of the council to attend a public meeting hosted by PARA on July 27 to discuss South32’s recent property purchases. Mayor Wood announced that the town council has been invited to attend a meeting with South32 on July 17. She believes members of […]
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Mine Exec Speaks at Town Council Meeting
On July 24, the new President of South32 Hermosa Project, Pat Risner, gave a presentation at the Patagonia Town Council meeting, along with his colleagues, Melanie Larson from community relations and Sarah Richman, an environmental and permitting specialist in wildlife management. The presentation included updates from Risner about the current state of the Hermosa Project. […]
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Community News Items – Aug. 2019
Robert Gay took this photo north of Patagonia in the Wildlife Corridors area as he was attempting to get a shot of the rainbow over the Santa Rita Mountains at the start of this year’s monsoon season. Rainfall has been spotty in the area so far, with Sonoita receiving 3.44 inches, Elgin .88 inches, Canelo […]
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Judge Blocks Rosemont Mine
Aug 1st 2019 Breaking news as reported by AZ Central. Other major media outlets in Tucson are reporting on this as well. The PRT will continue to follow this story with more in-depth coverage. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/07/31/federal-judge-blocks-construction-arizona-copper-mine-rosemont/1885757001/ You can read the background on this story from PRT’s April issue cover article:
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Town Council Notes for June 2019 Meetings
The new Town Manager, Ron Robinson was sworn in by Judge Bracamonte and begins working on July 1st. The contract details were then finalized in an executive session, after which the meeting resumed in order to authorize Mayor Wood to approve a temporary construction easement for AZ Dept. of Transportation’s work on the Sonoita Creek […]
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Borderlands Hosts 35 Regional Experts at Annual Field School
Press Release Borderlands Restoration Network Hosts 35 Regional Experts at Annual Field School Community invited to two public events Patagonia, AZ, June 15, 2019 – Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) will begin its third annual Field School on July 15 – August 8, 2019. BRN Field School is an immersive practical training course designed to inspire […]
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Windmill Fire 2019
Plane dropping flame retardantPhoto by Sonoita-Elgin Fire District There was a fire in the Tunnel Springs / Casas Arroyo area in Sonoita that started Sunday June 9. The estimated size of the fire was 60 acres. Several planes, some dropping red fire retardant, and helicopters dumping water worked to contain it. The fire, named the […]
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School News Items – June 2019
Eighth Graders at the Elgin School perform on the Taiko drums at the Elgin School PizzaPalooza party May 3. Photo by Marion Vendituoli Students and staff of the Elgin School welcomed the community to watch an all-school Taiko drumming performance on May 3. The performance was the culmination of a week-long artist-in-residence program, run by […]