The PRT Newsletter for the Week of November 2, 2022
November marks the beginning of the Patagonia Regional Times’ annual fundraising campaign, that time of year when we ask our community to step up and help us continue our mission to provide local news for our community here in Eastern Santa Cruz County.
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Community Calendar
The Patagonia Regional Times is pleased to offer our new Calendar of Community Events on our website. See online form here. Your text, photos and fliers all can be posted on the calendar. Click here to read our guidelines.
E-Newsletter
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.
Dio De Los Muertos
Dio De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) a two day holiday that reunites the living and dead begins on Nov. 1 and continues through Nov 2.. During the two days, families display their ofrendas (offerings) to honor their family members that have passed on. These altars are decorated with photos of the departed, bright orange marigold flowers and the favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits from the deceased as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods and join in the celebrations.
Aerial Tour Over the Proposed Rosemont Mine
Great Job Lady Lobos!!
Veterans Day Celebrations
The PUHS National Honors Society will be assisting The Patagonia
Museum’s annual “Honor our Veterans” cemetery project on November 9th,
2022. The students will visit all of the Veterans gravesites to evaluate the
condition of the US flags that the Museum purchases to determine if
they need to be replaced due to fading. Students will also conduct a litter pick up throughout the cemetery.
Borderlands Restoration Now Hiring Executive Director
Borderlands Restorations is looking for a full-time Executive Director to join our team and guide our organization forward by providing vision and leadership for developing and implementing major organizational efforts including strategic, equity, inclusion and justice, and long-term financial planning.
Executive Director responsibilities include evaluating and reporting the organization’s impacts and finances to the Board of Directors, developing and implementing strategies that increase public mission awareness, donor support, and ensure organizational financial stability and growth, among others.
Visit our website for full position and application details:
www.borderlandsrestoration.org/job-opportunities
Nominate your Neighbor
Let’s give our good neighbors a SHOUT OUT! Please send an email including your name and contact info, along with the name and contact info of the nominated neighbor. Please specify if they are a adult or youth and your reason for nominating them. Click here to fill out your submission with your nomination.
Remember When???
The PRT has been hard at work placing online hundreds of articles, photographs, artwork and poems from past years’ print editions of the PRT. Take a walk down memory lane with this post from the PRT archives:
Two Poems
October 3, 2014
“A single yellow leaf high in a cottonwood at what would be milepost 15 (no road sign there)”: poet Janet Winans describes the shift from summer to autumn.
Upcoming Events in Our Community
Remember to check out and add any upcoming events to our NEW community calendar!
PUHS Halloween Carnival is rescheduled for Friday, November 4.
At the Tin Shed Theater– Gabby Giffords Film -“Won’t Back Down” Sat. Nov. 5 – 2p.m.
Nov 12 & 13 – Yard Sale to benefit the Pool – PRAC (Patagonia Regional Aquatic Center)big yard sale and bake sale on Saturday, November 12th from 9 – 4p.m. and on Sunday, 13 from 9 – 2p.m.Yard sale will be located next to the old Town Marshal’s office in Patagonia and all proceeds will go to support the Patagonia Pool. If you would like to donate any items, they can be dropped off on-site the morning of the sale, starting at 7:30a.m. If you have larger items to donate and need help transporting them, please call Erin at 520-281-8183 to arrange for them to be picked up by the Friday afternoon before the sale.
Community School Information
Items of Interest in Our Community
MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT, 10/17 THRU 12/7
It’s that time of year when you can change your Medicare Advantage Plan, or if you’re on traditional Medicare, Parts A & B, you can change your Medicare, Part D, prescription drug plan. Either of these changes would become effective 1/1/2023.
For those who would like it, SEAGO is offering personal help with this from 1:30 to 3:45 on 10/21 and 10/28, at the Senior Center. Please call 520-432-5301, ext 222 for an appointment.”
New Date For Tutoring at Sonoita Hills Church
Non Perishable Food Drive – Crossroads Mission Nogales is holding a non-perishable food drive in October to stock its food pantry. This is an urgent need. Crossroads Mission Nogales feeds over 100 meals daily plus provide emergency food bags/shelter to individuals and families in need. Crossroads Mission is the only homeless shelter, addiction program and domestic abuse shelter in Santa Cruz County, AZ. Non perishable food items like canned soup, vegetables, tuna. chili, pasta, rice, beans, etc. can be dropped off at the Crossroads Mission Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm. For more information – Crossroads Nogales Mission
Sonoita has a very small “billiards club”. We generally try to get together to play pool every two weeks, but it’s pretty informal and sometimes we’ll skip a week and pick up again on an off week. We have a few spots left if anyone is interested. Email Bill at bill.bruyn@gmail.com or call him at (480) 236-7632
Housing Wanted! Quiet, single, senior looking for a one or two bedroom apartment or house close to downtown Patagonia. Flexible with move in date. Contact Marilyn at (541) 821-2188
Volunteer Opportunity
Crossroads Mission Nogales will serve their annual Thanksgiving Dinner to hundreds of families on SAT. NOVEMBER 19. If you’d like to help serve those in need a Thanksgiving meal plus provide food boxes, please go to the website for additional information. Volunteer Coordinator Victoria Vanderhoof will contact you. Church and service groups are welcome with open arms. Crossroads Mission Nogales is the only homeless / addiction recovery center in Santa Cruz County. There are two volunteer shifts:
*8am to 11am (cook, serve food, distribute food boxes) *11am to 2pm (serve food, distribute food boxes, clean up)
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 – 7)
More information on what Recyclops accepts and does not accept is available at the Recyclops website.
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.
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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