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Endangered Species in Southern AZ
Below is the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s list of Federally Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species in and around the Patagonia Mountains of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona (2013). Federally endangered species (E) are those species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of their range. Federally threatened species (T) […]
April Fools
ABOVE: An artist’s rendering of the new post office mural, scheduled to be completed this summer. In a surprise announcement, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) says that Patagonia, along with several other small towns across the country, has been selected for a pilot project that will give post offices a major facelift. The project, called […]
Community News Items – March 2015
Rotary Scholarship Applications Due Each year the Mountain Empire Rotary Club provides college scholarships to high school seniors residing in the following zip codes: 85624, 85637, 85621 or 85611. Rotary awards the scholarships to provide financial assistance to high school or home schooled seniors who have demonstrated leadership skills and the desire to be of […]
Lobos News – March 2015
Contributed by Patagonia High School Journalism Class Spotlight on Seniors Jorge Martinez Moving to the Next Chapter By Christopher Quiroga Seventeen-year -old senior Jorge, “Jorgie” Martinez, is moving on to the next chapter of his life. The five-year-old basketball player is no longer a little kid. He is a young man that awaits the new […]
Tree of Life Properties Listed in Foreclosure
Public notice has been posted for a trustee sale of several parcels of land belonging to the Tree of Life Foundation on Harshaw Road in Patagonia. The notice, which appeared in the Nogales International on January 30, 2015, indicated a principal balance owed of $890,000. The auction was originally scheduled for March 5, but has […]
Community News Items – Feb. 2015
Notice to Patagonia Residents The last phase of work to update the Town of Patagonia water system is expected to cause some inconvenience, as it requires replacement of old valves in the existing system. Although we will attempt to notify all affected residences and businesses, we strongly urge you to stock up on a small […]
Student News – Feb. 2015
By Exelee Budd and Juliana Quiroga Students Go Head to Head at the Annual Spelling Bee Every year, the Patagonia Middle School and Elementary School has a Spelling Bee for grades 1-8, and on Wednesday, January 7, the kids finally went head to head in the big competition. With excitement in the air, the time […]
Community Shares Laughter and Love at Gathering to Remember Walter Andrew
A gathering in memory of Walter Andrew Jr., who passed away in December, was held at the Patagonia Community Center on January 17. A crowd that filled the room to capacity shared stories about the locally well-known Andrew, as did his wife, Judith Hinton-Andrew. Large boards displayed over 200 of his photographs of people, and […]