The PRT Newsletter for the Week of January 4, 2023


Photo by Sally Reichardt ย ย New Year’s Eve sunset in Sonoita.


Winners of the PRT’s 2022 Good Neighbor Awards

The PRT Good Neighbor Award recognizes people who voluntarily build a better community in Canelo, Elgin, Sonoita and Patagonia. We asked our readers to nominate someone they knew who was a ‘good neighbor.’ Winners in both adult and youth divisions were selected. Click here to read about our winners!


Start 2023 off right, book a free fuels mitigation consult. Get your property ready for the upcoming fire season. Contact sefd911.org for more info.

Applications are due January 6th. Click here to apply.

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 2019 profile of Dick Klosterman by Bob Brandt from the PRT archives

Bringing Harmony to the Community

By Bob Brandt

January 4, 2019

Singer, guitarist and โ€œmusical encyclopediaโ€ Dick Klosterman has been an important part of the local music scene since moving to Patagonia in 1991.

Continue readingโ€ฆ


Upcoming Community Events

Remember to check out and add any upcoming events to our NEW community calendar!


January 6 at 5 pm TWELFTH NIGHT – A COMMUNITY CONCERT –ย  at the Benderly Opera House in Patagonia.ย An epiphany concert to usher in the new year 2023 with works from the 15th to the 21st century featuring the music ensemblesย ofย the Sky Islands Camerata. Tickets are $10. Advance payments can be made online through Paypal or by sending a check to SCFPA PO Box 875, Patagonia AZ 85624.


Recycling Events in Sonoita – Jan. 7, 2023

Have you been wondering where to get rid of your outdated electronics? Scrap metal? Maybe how to get rid of all those sensitive documents that have been building up?

Saturday, Jan 7, 10-12pm at the Fairgrounds in Sonoita.  

Shredding: Donations of $10 per box are requested 
Recycling: Donations of at least $5 will be appreciated 

The donations are used to off-set the cost of the recycling and shredding companies, as well as to support Mountain Empire Rotary’s literacy, awards, scholarship and public service programs. For a complete list of what will be accepted for recycling, click here.





January 15 at 3 pm HIDDEN GEMS OF HAITI AND MEXICO – A Community Concert Event – in the Benderly Opera House. An SCFPA event featuring Janet Anthony on the cello and Mari Tomizuka on the piano. Note: Tickets are $10. Advance payments can be made online using Paypal or by sending a check to SCFPA PO Box 875, Patagonia AZ 85624. 


Items of Interest in Our Community

Community Farmers’ Market Schedule 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 Veteranโ€™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.


PRT 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. 


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