News Release Mountain Empire Rotary Club (MER) has been awarded a $950 Rotary District 5500 grant. MER will match the grant with up to $1,000 from the club’s Patagonia-Sonoita Rotary Foundation. The combined funds will improve food storage capacity for the Helping Hands Sonoita food pantry. “The food pantry addresses a critical need in our […]
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Getzwiller Exhibit to Feature Master Weaver Elsie Bia and Pianist Christina Wilhelm
Press Release Gail and Steve Getzwiller have been a force in the world of Navajo weaving. In a career spanning over 50 years, the Getzwillers worked to elevate the genre from rugs to Navajo textiles to fine art. Steve, who passed away in August 2023, did so through partnerships with the weavers, giving them time, […]
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South32 Donates Hundreds of Pounds of Beef to Food Bank
Photo by Tony Purifie Press Release The East Santa Cruz County Community Food Bank, Inc, which serves clients in the eastern half of Santa Cruz County, Arizona is very pleased to announce receiving a donation of hundreds of pounds of frozen beef by South32 Hermosa. On August 25, South32 employees Miguel Lamadrid, Elisa Rodriguez and […]
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Mammoth Fossil Returns to Sky Islands for the County Fair
Fossils of the ‘Elgin mammoth,’ found in 1968 by 12-year-old Juan Padilla of Elgin, will be on display at the Bowman-Stradling History Center during this weekend’s County Fair in Sonoita.
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Supervisors Condemn AZ Auditor General’s Report on Gutfahr
In a press release, Santa Cruz County’s three supervisors demanded the Auditor General retract what they call “its self-serving and misleading report” about alleged embezzlement of $39.4 million by former SCC Treasurer Liz Gutfahr.
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EPA Clears Hermosa’s State Air Quality Permit
In a press release, South32 announced that the air quality permit for its Hermosa project had “cleared the U.S. EPA review process.”
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Patagonia Community Blood Drive This Saturday
Our community is struggling to keep our hospitals supplied with the lifesaving units of blood that are needed. Please donate blood Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9am-2pm at the St Therese Catholic Church Social Hall.
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From Farm to Fair: A Celebration of Local AgricultureÂ
This year’s County Fair promises to be a spectacular celebration of our agricultural heritage.
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Seasons in the Garden
The Patagonia Community Garden is now in peak summer abundance.
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Committee Gives Update on ‘Cuisine Tourism’ Initiative
The renamed Sonoita-Elgin Planning and Preservation Committee, a group of 24 residents, is moving forward with its work.