“If you injure yourself, you’re going to see a doctor. It’s no different if you are suffering from a mental health crisis. We are available for residents who are in crisis, whether physical or emotional. Our staff will answer your call. We’ll listen for as long as you need us to, and get you the […]
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KPUP Airs SCFPA Concerts
Given the current limitations on gathering, the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts hopes to help the community feel less isolated by partnering with KPUP to broadcast a new classical music program every Sunday evening at 5 p.m. for the foreseeable future. The series features performers who have played at the Benderly-Kendall Opera House […]
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Schools Rising to the Challenge Of Distance Learning
Schools in Arizona closed on March 23 and will remain closed for this school year, but the academic year goes on. It is uncharted territory for the students, parents and teachers at a time when parents may be trying to work from home or are out of work and wondering when they’ll work again. To […]
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Ochoa-Tovar Named 2020 PUHS Salutatorian
Arriana Ochoa-Tovar plans to study conservation biology at the U of A. Photo by Nick Botz When asked to talk about her academic passion, Arriana Ochoa-Tovar, Patagonia Union High School’s 2020 Salutatorian, expressed her love for the natural environment and her gratitude for being able to pursue that interest through the National FFA classes at PUHS. […]
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PUHS Valedictorian ‘Engaged and Talented’
Nick Botz is grateful for the supportive atmosphere at PUHS. Photo by Arriana Ochoa-Tovar Nicholas Botz, Valedictorian of the Class of 2020 at Patagonia Union High School, has excelled through his high school career, taking multiple dual credit (high school and college) classes in English and history. Botz is the son of Erin and Jason […]
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SCFPA’s New Show on KPUP 100.5
Santa Cruz Foundation for Performing Arts and KPUP 100.5 Present New Classical Hour on Sundays at 5. Evan Kory and Christina Wilhelm. Contributed Photo Given the current limitations on gathering, the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts hopes to help the community feel less isolated by partnering with KPUP to broadcast a new Classical […]
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Youths Learn Adobe Brickmaking at Deep Dirt Farm
Photo by MacKenzie Martin A team of ten young people from Americorps participated in an adobe-building project at Deep Dirt Farm and Institute in March. Under the direction of Kate Tirion and intern MacKenzie Martin, they mixed, formed and dried almost 2000 adobe bricks to be used to build several small adobe houses. The purpose […]
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‘Leaving Home’ Exhibit Feature s Art by Young Asylum Seekers
A five-year-old Guatemalan child drew this picture of a bloody gunfight, depicting the conditions from which his family had fled. Photo by Chuck Klingenstein COVID19 concerns curtailed some of the activities of the Hope and Healing series focused on seeing migration through the eyes of children. Others went forward, including a short run of the […]
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Event to Focus on Immigration
An upcoming Patagonia exhibit of artwork by refugee children has been expanded to include a 10-day series of events. Organizers hope that these events, called “Leaving Home: Migration Through the Eyes of Children.” will bring greater understanding of the current immigrant experience in the Borderlands. The series revolves around “Hope and Healing: The Art of […]
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Expert Addresses Human, Wildlife Interaction
Rosemary Schiano holds a mountain lion skull while she describes predator biology and behavior during a talk held Jan 18 at Cady Hall. Photo by Sarah Klingenstein “It was a sad day when we had to kill a mountain lion in town last spring,” said Cholla Nicoll, a Friends of Sonoita Creek board member commenting […]