The PRT Newsletter for the Week of October 5, 2022
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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Community Pool News
The Pool People NEED HELP manning the fundraising booth near the old gas station selling crafts and taking donations Oct 8 & 9. To sign up to sit at the booth, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040845aaa72ba6fb6-patagonia
It may ask you to disable your Ad Blocker. Just close that window and you’ll see the available slots.
Nov 12 & 13 (tentatively) – Yard Sale to benefit the pool
PRAC now has its very own 501(c)3 status! Your tax-deductible donations can now be made directly to PRAC. The pool’s operating budget averages out over the year to about $6,000 a month, which PRAC is paying. Also, many grants require matching or in kind donations. Please send your donations to:
Patagonia Regional Aquatic Center
PO Box 1052
Patagonia, AZ 85624
Contact patagoniapool1@gmail.com for more info.
Many, many thanks to the Patagonia-Sonoita Rotary Foundation for carrying us until we received that status.
Recycling Task Force to Halt Monthly Collections
The Patagonia Recycling Task Force has announced that it will suspend monthly collections of glass and cardboard effective in October. Click here to read more.
Remember When???
The PRT has been hard at work archiving historic articles from our previous years of print issues. Take a walk down memory lane with this article from the PRT archives:
The Day the Water Died
June 5, 2014
My perspective on life changed when our well went dry. I’d never taken water for granted, but now it was an expensive commodity that affected my life day in and day out.
Upcoming Events in Our Community
Remember to check out and add any upcoming events to our NEW community calendar!
Patagonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue will be serving our famous burgers again at this years Sky Island Artisan Market in Patagonia. October 8-9 at the south end of the park. And new this year you will be able to enjoy a BEER with that mesquite charcoal grilled 1/3lb burger!
At The Tin Shed Theater – Hocus Pocus Double feature October 29, 6pm FREE Popcorn and Witches Brew! Don’t forget your broom! KIDS FREE
Coffee with the Chief Stop by the Sonoita-Elgin Fire station on Saturday, October 29 from 900 to 1030a.m. to enjoy a cup of coffee and chat informally with Chief Meredith. Information about the latest at the department, upcoming activities and items of importance to the community will be available.
Community School Information
Patagonia High School presents, Café Murder! A murder mystery interactive dinner theatre! Tickets will go on sale Mon., October 3 in the school office. Production dates are Tue. and Wed. October 25 and at 5pm. There will be a limited number of seats available for each show, so buy your tickets early! There will be NO sales at the door! Tickets are $10 individually or $50 for an entire table (seats 6 to a round table). Dinner will include 3 courses and a beverage. Contact Journee Hayes with any questions.
Items of Interest in Our Community
Red Mountain Cottage is available to rent during this years Sky Island Artisan Market from Oct. 7-9. Cottage sleeps 4 comfortably, full kitchen and within walking distance to the fair. Two night minimum. Call 520-394-2514
Kimberly Martinez is the new owner of the Ovens of Patagonia. For questions 520-394-2330
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, #2)
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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