Citizens of Cochise, Santa Cruz and surrounding counties united to protest the constructino of the Mecican border wall across the San Pedro River Jan. 26, 2020. Photo Credit: Glenn Spencer The gathering of peaceful protestors on January 26 at the Hereford Bridge was expected to be about 200. A few parking places were set aside […]
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Local Students Talk Distance Learning
Editor’s note: Casey Scouten (eighth grade) and Ryan Bronstein (seventh grade) are students at the Elgin School. My School Life at Home by Cason Scouten Ever since I got word that our school would be shut down due to the coronavirus, I was interested to see how school would be with every student now at […]
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Articles of Faith: Easter in the Time of Covid-19
There is no doubt. This year Easter is going to look different for many, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BUT hopefully Easter will also hold new meaning. We know it does for us. For Christ followers everywhere, Easter is, arguably, the most important Christian holiday of the year. It’s a holiday that commemorates Jesus Christ, […]
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Starstruck: Tools to Help You Experience Awe
There are many free and easy to access astronomy-based digital resources that can help fill your time if you’re social distancing during the Covid-19 outbreak. The phone apps, websites and software I will detail in this column are just a sampling. I don’t pretend to know every product. There are many I’ve simply never tried. […]
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The Human Family
The following speech was presented at the Celebration of the Human Family event held March 15 in the Patagonia Town Park India Aubrey reads her essay at the Celebration of the Human Family event in Patagonia. Photo by Tomas Johnson Welcome everyone to the Celebration of the Human Family. In recent days there was serious discussion about whether […]
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Local Winery Wins Big In Competitions
Callaghan Vineyards has a long history of winning medals at both state and national wine competitions, and 2019 saw the Elgin vineyard continue this winning tradition. Callaghan was one of the Arizona wineries to receive awards at the 2019 San Francisco Chronical Wine Competition, the largest competition for American wines in the World. In the […]
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Community News
Ann Caston was surprised by a 93rd birthday celebration on Nov. 20 at the Patagonia Senior Center Lunch. Ann moved to Patagonia from Hawaii in the mid 1990s and opened Mariposa Books. She operated it and the Patagonia Visitor Center for over 20 years. She also started the Santa Cruz Singers in 2002 when she went […]
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County Fair 2019
Fun Weekend at the Santa Cruz County Fair! Photo by Sally Reichardt Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion Vendituoli Photo by Marion […]
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Town Council Notes – August 2019 meetings
Summary from August 2019 Charlie Farley brought up her irritation at the Town’s seeming two-year inaction on the feral cat issue, especially in her neighborhood. A Study Session was suggested to review the Town’s ordinances on animal control, as well as the sample ordinances from Sierra Vista. The Town is beginning the search for a […]
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Fire at High Spirits, Patagonia
Fire at High Spirits Flute Factory was contained to one storage building on the premises. Photo: Robert Gay Patagonia residents were alarmed by the smoke in town on the night of June 14. A fire had began about 9 pm on June 14th at High Spirit Flute Factory, located off Harshaw Ave. A man who […]