The PRT Newsletter for the Week of December 14, 2022
It’s so hard to believe that there are a little more than two weeks left in 2022! Here at the Patagonia Regional Times, this also means that there are only 18 days left for us to raise $5307 before the end of our annual fundraising campaign. Our generous supporters have donated $21,693 so far, but we need to raise a total of $27,000 to reach our fundraising goal.
The funding we raise during NewsMatch will set us up for 2023 – sustaining the kind of journalism that you’ve come to expect from us and making possible some new ventures. Each month it costs the PRT more than $9000 to offer, free of charge to our readers, our monthly print edition, our weekly e-newsletter and our continually updated website.
But without you, this list is just a list. With you, we can turn these dreams into reality. The PRT board has pledged $2805 this year to help support out important work. Can we count on you to match this amount by December 31?
December Snow In Sonoita
Breaking News
The Department of Justice filed suit today seeking a court order to immediately halt further construction of Gov. Doug Ducey’s makeshift cargo container wall in Coronado National Forest along the U.S.-Mexico border. The wall there is now almost four miles long. The federal government told U.S. District Court Judge Susan Brnovich in Phoenix today that the containers “damage federal lands, threaten public safety, and impede the ability of federal agencies and officials, including law enforcement personnel, to perform their official duties.” Click here to read more.
Deputy Recognized for Community Support
Congratulations on your success Deputy Cabrera.
Community Holiday Happenings
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 piece from the PRT archives …
Musicians of Note: Odell Borg
By Bob Brandt
October 1, 2019
Although his successful Native American flute-making business, High Spirits Flutes, has earned Odell Borg a place of distinction among local musicians and far beyond, his road to success has been anything but smooth.
Pianist Wanted
Patagonia Community UMC seeks an accomplished pianist or pianist/organist to accompany Sunday worship, including prelude/postlude, meditation, offertory, hymns, and SATB choir anthems, as well as provide occasional special music/accompany soloists. This is a part-time, paid position, approx. 3 hrs/week. Position requires availability 1-2 Sundays/month, with prior Tuesday choir rehearsals. The position may expand to include additional Sundays in future.
Applicants must read multi-part music and must sight-read well. The position includes Tuesday choir rehearsal (4:45-6pm), Sunday choir warm-up (9:30am), and Sunday worship (10-10:45 am), along with paid special services such as Christmas Eve, Good Friday, and Easter Sunrise. Salary is commensurate with education/experience; mileage is available upon request, as applicable.
To apply, please send a resume w/cover letter to Kay.Pitt@nau.edu. The position will remain open until filled. Thank you!
Upcoming Community Events
Remember to check out and add any upcoming events to our NEW community calendar!
This is the Saturday before Christmas Eve, and we anticipate a busy market, so come early! POWWOW in Sonoita, AZ is always on the third Saturday of the month. At the same time, we have Sonoita Community CHRISTMAS Marketside Venders at the same location. Here you’ll find wonderful homemade goodies/coffee/breads/jams, and gift items for the holidays. If you’d like to share your handcrafted or homemade local goods at the market, we’d love to have you. NO FEES – please text/call gardenia at 602.292.1616 to reserve a spot.
*It is a $15 contribution for 70 LBS of produce. No residential or income requirements. If you’d like to join the Community Volunteer Team or become a Market Vendor, please text/call gardenia 602.292.1616. AND if you know of any youth in the community who would like or need volunteer hours, I can provide documentation for those who need it.
Follow @SonoitaAZCommunityMarket on FB & IG to see our Veggie Varieties Friday afternoon! Thank you in advance for your support and participation!
The Patagonia Museum will host a highway cleanup on Thursday, December 22, at 10 am. Please meet at the ramadas on Beaty Lane and Highway 82 for a brief safety meeting.
For more info AND to join the Community Choir please text/call 602.292.1616 gardenia *Please note there will be No Christmas Day service
The Patagonia Museum will host the annual meeting on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 10:30 am in the Patagonia Library. Officers will be elected and the budget will be presented during the annual meeting. Dr. Thomas Sheridan will be the guest speaker who will speak on the struggle to keep the Empire Ranch from being subdivided in the 1970s.
Community School Information
Items of Interest in Our Community
New Date For Tutoring at Sonoita Hills Church
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
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.
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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