Every month, with the exception of July, the Patagonia Regional Times publishes a newspaper that is offered for free on news stands in the Mountain Empire. When it began publishing in 2009, PRT was 12 pages long. Four people put it together. These days the paper covers 28 pages, with more than 20 people involved […]
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Town Replaces Aging Garbage Truck
Patagonia’s aging garbage truck is in need of replacement, and, for awhile, the town was using a small trailer bed pulled by a pickup truck to collect the garbage. Town Manager David Teel says that the town has purchased a 2013 truck, for $120,000, which was paid for through loans from the general fund and […]
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PUHS Board Gains and Losses The Santa Cruz County Superintendent’s Office has approved the appointment of Starr Norton to the the Patagonia Union Regional High School governing board. Norton has three children in the Patagonia schools. Her appointment would have brought the board to full strength, but Deborah Fain recently resigned her seat, again leaving […]
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Popular Teacher Arrested for Attempted Murder
Bert Ford Until Friday, January 24, Bert Ford was employed by Patagonia to teach alternative education and social studies at the high school. He has been fired. On January 18, under the influence of alcohol, he allegedly fired a handgun at his wife and just missed shooting her in the head. Santa Cruz County deputies […]
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SCFPA’s Traveling Concert Haul Debuts
The Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts (SCFPA) will host a free concert on February 8 at 2 p.m. in front of Global Arts Gallery in Patagonia. The concert will offer a preview of SCFPA’s new Concert Haul™—a custom-designed trailer outfitted with theater lights, a sound system, a digital piano, an 8’x16’ stage, and […]
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Letter to the Editor
A Perspective on Change I just want to say it is great that there is a local paper. I grew up in Patagonia and graduated from Patagonia High School in 1965. I returned to Patagonia in the early ’90s for about ten years, served on the High School Board for most of those ten years, […]
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Omissions and Errors In response to our December article on the new Overland Trout Restaurant in Sonoita, owner/chef Greg LaPrad pointed out that the article did not accurately reflect the restaurant’s pricing, or the availability of reasonably priced menu items. La Prad wanted our readers to be aware that while the restaurant offers a fine […]
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A mobile home burst in to flames shortly after arriving at Patagonia RV Park on November 25. The vehicle’s owners, Sally and Eddie Mineo, were hooking their RV up to the park’s utilities when the fire started. They had driven from Los Angeles for a family reunion and several family members were gathered in the […]
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Fall Festival 2013
Photos by Walter Andrew The Best Small Town Festival in Arizona happened in Patagonia on the second weekend in October. This was the 25th year for the Patagonia Fall Festival, and according to everyone who worked there, sold there, or just came to hang out, it was a terrific event. Kazz Workizer, as she has […]
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Cast Your Vote on November 5 Residents of Patagonia will vote on the new franchise agreement with SSVEC for our electric service on Tuesday, November 5 at the Patagonia Town Hall. Residents can also vote early by going to Town Hall to fill out a ballot. The franchise agreement sets forth the terms under which […]
