Contributed by the Patagonia High School Journalism Class Different Angles of the NBA By Alexis Montañez At the high school everyone everyone has an opinion on how the NBA season will go and why they’re so excited for the start up. Here’s a sampling of comments. Freshman, Chris Miranda, commented, with no hesitation whatsoever, that […]
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A Question of Space
The Patagonia Cemetery; the gravestone shown at bottom right is dated 1899. This fall the town of Patagonia received an unexpected request. A couple went to the town hall and asked if they could bury their mother in the town cemetery. They said they had explored all the cemeteries in the region and thought Patagonia’s […]
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PRT Teams With PUHS Journalism Class
You may have already noticed a new addition to Patagonia Regional Times—Lobos News—which first appeared in our previous issue. The journalism class at PUHS, taught by Journee Hayes, is going to contribute student articles each month, in a special section that will replace the monthly PUHS newsletter mail-out. The arrangement will give the class a […]
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New Report on Impact of Hermosa Mine on Patagonia’s Water Supply
Patagonia Area Resource Alliance (PARA) and Earthworks have released a new peer-reviewed report on the impact to Patagonia’s water supply from the proposed Hermosa mine, to be sited within the upper reaches of Harshaw Creek—a portion of Patagonia’s Municipal Supply Watershed. Earthworks is an established national environmental organization whose mission is to protect the environment […]
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Community News Items
It looks like someone forgot to tell these wild turkeys—spotted on the roadside in Elgin—that this isn’t the safest time of year for them to be out for a stroll. Christmas Magic at Cady Hall The Patagonia Woman’s Club’s annual “Magic of Christmas” will be held in Cady Hall, Friday through Sunday, November 28 through […]
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Lobos News – Nov. 2014
Lobos Outstanding Players of the Month Jorge MartinezGuadalupe (“Gabi”) BuerasDaniel MirandaElizamar (“Marz”) Leon By Guadalupe Bueras Kenny Hayes, head football coach for the Patagonia Lobos, has named Junior Daniel Miranda as offensive player of the month and Senior Jorge Martinez defensive player of the month. Hayes states, “Danny is a versatile player who can tackle […]
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Art From the Archives
In honor of PRT’s first color issue, here is a sample of work by a few of the talented local artists who have been featured in our pages over the last five years. Paula WittnerRhonda BrewJudith Hinton-AndrewSaul LiebermanLivia PontualGary RonigDee Bates
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A Page From the Past
The photo above shows Nogales, AZ , to the right, and Nogales, Mexico to the left, divided by Calle Internacional, which constituted the border, defined by posts, but not fenced. Circa 1911. Died from Exposure While going out to the milking Christmas morning Master Jack O’Keefe received a shock he will remember as long as […]
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Community News Items
Rainfall Totals Get a Big Boost in September Water traveled downhill on Fourth Avenue and pooled into runoff on Duquesne Avenue, flooding the street, during a rainfall on September 22. This has been our wettest September since 1964, when Patagonia received 8.13 inches of rain*. Two hurricanes in the Gulf of California sent several storms […]