The PRT Newsletter for the Week of August 17, 2022
Community Calendar
The Patagonia Regional Times is pleased to offer our new Calendar of Community Events on our website. The community calendar is designed for individuals, non-profit organizations, local businesses, and government entities to publicize meetings and events that may be of interest to the community and to promote community events and activities. See online form here. Your text, photos and fliers all can be posted on the calendar.
Each announcement should include complete information on the event, who sponsors it, what it is, dates, times and location, and a local phone number and contact person for further information. If your event requires a registration, the deadline date for registration should be conspicuous so that the deadline will be announced as well as the event. Click here to read our guidelines.
E-Newsletter
We will continue to publicize events in our e-newsletter as well. The PRT may edit event content for length, corrections, text, etc. We do not post any notices in the PRT Newsletter for events that are more than three weeks away. Flyers for nonprofits, community organizations and fundraisers will be accepted. Submissions and or questions should be in email form or a word document to Nisa Talavera, Assistant Editor at prtasted@gmail.com. All submissions for the Wednesday e-newsletter must be submitted by Tuesday, 10 a.m. For more in-depth questions about calendar listings, please call 740-206-9594.
Breaking News In Our Community
PRT Newsletter Bird Photo Contest
The PRT newsletter hosted a bird photo contest during the month of July. The winning photos can be seen in the August PRT. Click here to view the online photo gallery of all our entries .
Gooch (Glen) Goodwin
Local 4-H, FFA Kids Show at Southern Arizona International Livestock Show
By Marion Vendituoli
“Many of our kids showed at SAILA for the first time and many received call backs for showmanship and market divisions,” Mustang Club 4-H leader Dusti Prentice wrote. “We had kids from Rattlesnakes [4-H Club] and Mustangs in all species and categories from peewee, junior, intermediate and senior divisions.”
“The Southern Arizona International Livestock Association (SAILA) continues to work towards the advancement of junior exhibitors in the state of Arizona and the Southwest, not only promoting youth education and leadership, but also providing a place in every area of the state where a junior exhibitor can gain valuable experience before exhibiting an animal at a major show,” according to the SAILA website.
Journalism On Display at The Tin Shed Theater
By Maggie Urgo
August in Patagonia doesn’t usually lend itself to crowds at events, but Saturday afternoon on August 6 saw a good crowd turn out at the Tin Shed Theater for “A Peek Behind The Curtain.”
Billed as an opportunity to watch the creation of a podcast, it delivered. Not only was the audience able to watch Todd Miller and Melissa del Bosque’s sound man recording an interview with Erick Meza of the Sierra Club Borderlands, they were able to participate. The mike was passed around to various very engaged audience members for questions and comments, some of which will be included in the final edited podcast on The Border Chronicle.
After the event, a Voices From The Border spokesperson noted that the organization was thrilled to be part of this working collaboration between environmental, humanitarian and journalistic endeavors. She hopes to see more such working collaborations in the future, to have border groups amplify their voices together, projecting ever more loudly voices and issues from the border.
Quite a Catch
Fish Consumption Advisory Issued for Patagonia Lake
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), in coordination with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), is issuing a fish consumption advisory for flathead catfish caught from Patagonia Lake in Santa Cruz County.
This advisory is based on recent analyses of fish tissue data that indicate elevated levels of mercury. ADEQ recommends that adults limit consumption of flathead catfish from Patagonia Lake to 2.5 ounces (uncooked weight) per week and children 12 and younger limit consumption to 2 ounces (uncooked weight) per month. For more information, click here.
Grant to Provide Patagonia Residents Broadband Services
Press Release
Santa Cruz County, AZ – Valley Telecom has been awarded $2.1 Million from the Arizona Commerce Authority’s Broadband Development Grant Program to extend broadband services to Patagonia residents and businesses. In addition to business expansion, high-speed broadband also will provide the foundation for K12 schools, higher education, hospitals, public safety agencies, and other government facilities to maximize resources available to bring the best services to the area. Click here to read more.
Pool Schedule after August 24
By Clare Bonelli
Please note that we need some volunteers to sit in the ramada while people are in the pool. If you are willing to be a sitter, please contact Anne Townsend at townsendas@aol.com
Hours of operation will remain the same. 9a.m. – 12p.m
The pool will be open M – F, August 22 – Sept. 9. It will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 for Labor Day. Starting Sept. 12, the pool will be open on M, W, F. The last day the pool will be open will be Sept. 28.
There needs to be a volunteer on the deck to call 911. Erin and Thomas Botz also need to be present in order for the pool to be open.
Join Patagonia CERT
Community Emergency Response Team
We assist emergency personnel in Patagonia when needed.
Join us at one of our meetings on the first Wednesday of the month and find out more about Patagonia CERT.
Email msm85624@gmail.com to let Marilyn know you want to come to a meeting.
CERT members receive free training (usually on the weekend) that involves both coursework and activities like putting out a small fire, group-carry of a wounded person, and practicing a rescue with injured victims.
Upcoming Events in Our Community
Please remember to check and add any upcoming events to our NEW community calendar!
Saturday September 10
Live Auction
Gates open at 4pm BBQ dinner served at 5pm
Cash bar
To donate a Pie call 520 604 0300
Community School Information
Items of Interest in Our Community
FREE CPR & FIRST AID TRAINING
Thanks to a grant from the Legacy Foundation of Sierra Vista, there will be a free training held at the Patagonia Senior Center in First Aid and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). CPR is an emergency procedure that can help save a person’s life if their breathing or heart stops. There will also be a training in the use of a defibrillator, an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a heart, when the irregular contractions of its muscle fibers result in a lack of synchronicity between heartbeat and pulse.
The training will be five hours long and will be held on a Saturday (the exact day to be announced.) There are twenty openings and several instructors, each instructing a group of only five or six people. If interested, please visit or call the Patagonia Senior Center (520-394-2494) and leave your name and phone number.
Recyclops Recycling Service
Click here to sign up for Recyclops curbside pick-up service
Recyclops Accepts:
Aluminum & steel (tin) beverage & food cans
Cardboard & pasteboard
Glass containers (with glass subscription)
Magazines/catalogs, junk mail, paper, books
Newspapers Plastic beverage, food, & soap containers (plastics #1, #2)
More information on what Recyclops accepts and does not accept is available at the Recyclops website.
Empire Ranch Foundation Volunteer Opportunity
The Empire Ranch Foundation is seeking volunteers to work at our Gift Shop at
the historic Empire Ranch. Volunteers are needed for five hour shifts on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. To apply, and for more information about responsibilities and requirements, click here.
Farmers’ Market Schedule
Patagonia Flower Farm’s Monthly Artisan and Farmers Market – Last Thurs. of the month 9am – 3pm by the gazebo in the park. Call Aishah for more info 520-335-7384
Patagonia Farmers and Crafts Market -Thursdays 9am-12pm by Red Mountain Foods.
Sonoita Farmers Market – Saturday Mornings 9am-12pm at the Sonoita Post Office parking lot (NW corner of Hwy 82/83)
Sierra Vista Farmers Market – Thursday 10am-2pm at Veteran’s Memorial Park. Click here for more info.
Nogales “Little” Mercado – Fridays 4-7pm 163 Morley Ave, Nogales. Click here for more info.
Tick Collection and Free Snake Relocation
What do you call a tick on the moon? A luna-tic. Ok, jokes aside, I’m collecting ticks again for the CDC and they asked for your help. Same as last year, any ticks you pull off yourself, pets, or livestock I would be happy to come pick up. For folks planning on donating regularly, I can bring you vials with ethyl alcohol. Contact Eric at 602.635.0117 with questions or ticks.
Also offered: FREE SNAKE RELOCATION. Call or text Eric anytime at 602.635.0117 for safe relocation of rattlesnakes
Gratitude Drum Circle
Meets at Patagonia Town Park by the gazebo Tuesdays 4-6pm, no experience necessary. Call 520-490-4991 for more info.
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