PRBC Seeks Nominees for Young Entrepreneur Award The Patagonia Regional Business Coalition (PRBC) has established The Young Citizenship and Entrepreneur Award, to recognize youth who demonstrate leadership, community service, self-advocacy and perseverance. Eligible candidates must reside in Eastern Santa Cruz County. There will be one award for a middle school youth (6th to 8th grade), […]
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Lobos News – April 2015
Spotlight on Seniors Lobos News continues its tribute to our graduating class with six more profiles… Greg Zapata By Sabrina Mendoza In May, Gregory Isaac Zapata will be leaving high school and entering the real world. He is more than excited. He hopes to be part of Pima Community College’s football team, but he will […]
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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) […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
