In the second part of this series, 77-year-old Gilbert Quiroga shares more stories from his youth—and the location of the cave that was once the Patagonia town jail.
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Meet the Paton Center’s Resident Birder
Exclaiming “calliope hummingbird!” to groups of birdwatching visitors is just part of the job for Louie Dombroski, the official Resident Birder at the Center since 2020.
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Mountain Empire Rotary Club Turns 60
Press Release Community invited to participate in Club’s celebratory progressive dinner. PATAGONIA, Ariz. (Sept. 18, 2023) – Mountain Empire Rotary Club (MER) is celebrating six decades of service this month, marking the occasion with a special progressive dinner through Patagonia, the town where it first received its charter in 1963. “Reaching this milestone is certainly […]
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Talk About CASA in Your CASA and Become a Volunteer
Press Release The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Foster Care Review Board (FCRB) programs have launched their Fall volunteer recruitment campaigns, “Talk About CASA in Your CASA” and “Get on Board with the FCRB.” The campaign was announced during the Arizona Supreme Court’s Dependent Children’s Services Division biannual volunteer conference, with this year’s theme […]
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County Library Celebrates First 100 Years With New Sculpture, Time Capsule
Press Release The Nogales Santa Cruz County Library system, in collaboration with the Nogales Santa Cruz County Library Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Library (“Library Fans”), will host a county-wide celebration of the first 100 years of the public library system on Thursday, October 5, 2023. All members of the Santa Cruz […]
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A Drink for Our Pollinating Bats
It’s that season again – when the migrant pollinator bats empty your hummingbird feeders at night. Here’s how you can support them.
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The Rescue of ‘Spooky’ Old RR Depot
How the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad depot became Patagonia’s Town Hall.
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A ‘Desert Rat’ Takes Charge at Research Ranch
Meet Steve Prager, the new director of Audubon’s 8,000-acre ranch in Elgin.
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Patagonia Celebrates the 4th of July
Scenes from this year’s July 4th parade in Patagonia.
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Step By Step
Trails around Patagonia have been given some love recently by several organizations, often aided by local residents.