It was 2005 when Augusta Resources first started buying properties in Pima County. Sixteen years later, where does the Rosemont Project stand? The project has been in litigation for the last two years, with sustained public outcry as a steady background, around the major issues of water drawdown, air and water pollution, endangered wildlife, biodiversity, sacred […]
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SEFD Boards Discuss Budget, Chief’s Retirement
The Sonoita Elgin Fire District Board (SEFD) held a public meeting on April 19, focusing on the 2021-2022 budget. A draft budget was approved on April 26, which has been posted on their website for public review and comment for 30 days. The Board will then consider public input, tweak the draft if necessary, and […]
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Honoring Those Who Served
The PRT has compiled this list of names of veterans who are buried in local cemeteries in Duquesne, Elgin, Lochiel and Patagonia to recognize these men and women for their service and sacrifice for our freedom. Please pause for a moment to remember them this Memorial Day. If any readers know of friends and family that […]
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Meet the PRT Writers
Introducing the writers who regularly contribute articles and columns to the Patagonia Regional Times. Look for more profiles in upcoming issues. Kat Crockett My wanderlust began in Hawaii, the second of five children. Dad was a career Naval Officer and mom a nurse who graduated from Patagonia High School in 1948 after grandpa moved there […]
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Pace of Vaccinations Slowing, Case Rate Holding Steady in SCC
As of 4/26, 51% of the population in Patagonia 45.8% of residents of Sonoita and 36.7% of residents of Elgin had been vaccinated against COVID19. In Santa Cruz County, 47.7% of residents have been vacccinated. 41,533 doses of vaccine have been administered. 17,712 people are fully vaccinated. Santa Cruz County has the highest percentage of […]
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Common Ground
We can learn a lot from a graveyard. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the need for people to find ‘common ground,’ to focus on what unites us, not what divides us. Well, I can’t imagine a better example of ‘common ground’ than a cemetery. In this issue of the PRT, in honor […]
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Get to Know the Mustang 4-H Club
The first 4-H club was formed in 1902 to provide agricultural education for rural youth. These early clubs applied the “learn by doing” philosophy 4-H embodies today. The University of Arizona 4-H Youth Development Program provides quality youth education by building positive relationships and life skills. Members build life skills through 4-H by learning teamwork, […]
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LET’S COOK With the Elgin/Sonoita Cowbelles
MOJO BEEF KABOBS Steak cubes are threaded on skewers with lime and onion then grilled to perfection. A sauce of citrus, herbs and spices provides the finishing touch. INGREDIENTS: • 1 beef top sirloin steak boneless, (about 1 pound) • 1 teaspoon coarse grind black pepper • 1 large lime, cut into 8 wedges • […]
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Book Review: Chasing Light, and Darkness
Murders, experimental physics and international intrigue: PRT’s “Starstruck” columnist Harold Meckler’s new thriller.
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Starstruck: A Sign
What’s your sign? I’m born under Sagittarius, the Archer. December. Interestingly, Sagittarius is actually part of our summer sky, rising in the southeast in late May. It is one of the twelve members of the zodiac, the group of constellations that is not only important in astronomy, but also integral to those who follow astrology. […]