Edible Gardens
The final compilation of interviews with local residents on their gardens as part of the PRT “How’s it Growing?” Series. Watch the First Video Virtual Tour of: Kids & Their Animals
New Transmission Line for South32
From UniSourceEnergy Services Sept. 2020 Newsletter to the Public (Click to Read PDF Document) Sept. 24, 6 to 8 p.m. Unisource Energy Hosts VIRTUAL Open House about Rio Rico-Harshaw Line “The Rio Rico-Harshaw Line will involve the construction of an approximately 20-30 mile, single- circuit 138 kV transmission line mounted on steel monopole structures. The […]
Borderlands Wins $100,000 Grant
Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) of Patagonia, AZ Wins Connectivity Challenge to Fund Bacanora For Bats Project in Mexico Quoted from Salazar Center for North American Conservation Press Release Sept 16, 2020 “With the $100,000 prize, Borderlands Restoration Network will create and implement a sustainability certification for producers of bacanora, a regional mescal distillate. By establishing a framework […]
Kids & Their Animals
Watch PRT’s Francesca Claverie interview local students with their animals! The first day of the show, to be held September 14, will have youth showing beef, market goats, and sheep. Showmanship classes will also be held on that day for those animals. Swine and swine showmanship classes will take place on September 15. There will […]
Letter from Fairgrounds Board President
Sept. 9, 2020 Well, the 105th Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo is in the history books! By all accounts it was a success despite being somewhat smaller than prior years. Feedback from spectators, contestants and vendors was positive. It is a great feeling that this very important tradition has continued unbroken. We simply could not have pulled […]
Remembering 9/11
Remembering September 11, 2001 By Patti Kelly This poem was written by Patti Kelly of Canelo on the first anniversary of the 9//11 attack. It was published in the Sept. 11, 2002 Special Section of The Bulletin, a weekly newspaper in Sonoita at that time. Her sentiments resonate during these troubling times as our community […]
Board of Supervisors Nixes County Fair
By Marion Vendituoli Sept. 9, 2020 In a unanimous vote, the Board of Supervisors denied permission for the Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo Association (SCCFRA) to hold a modified County Fair at the Sonoita Fairgrounds on September 19. Previously, the Board had voted two to one to approve the Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo, held […]
Livestock Show and Virtual Auction at Fairgrounds
Modified Junior Livestock Show and Virtual Auction to be Held at Fairgrounds By Amie Allen and Marion Vendituoli Sept. 9, 2020 Santa Cruz County 4-H and FFA youth who have been working on animal projects will be participating in a very different livestock show and junior auction this year. Traditionally, the show and sale is […]
Why I am Happy about the Drought
Op-ed by Jim Koweek August 2020 Why I Am (Trying to be) Happy About The Drought Feels like June 87th out there or is it the June 93rd? I know it is hard to keep track. What I do know if that it is HOT and DRY. Very DRY. To my recollection this is the […]
Mining Company Presents Plans for New Road
By Marion Vendituoli Sept. 1, 2020 South32 presented a project update and route study for mine traffic between the Hermosa Mine and Route 82 north of Patagonia to residents of the Red Rock area on August 4. Representatives of the mining project gave a power point presentation showing a proposed route, that they are calling […]