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 […]
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Honoring Our Fathers
Eduardo Lamadrid, 1-13-1933 to 1-28-2019 My father, Eduardo Lamadrid was not a religious man, but he was a spiritual man. I loved the conversations we had about God. Over the years we would talk about what it means to be in relationship with God versus religion. I remember one such conversation, decades ago, when he […]
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Alison Martin Joins the PRT
The PRT is pleased to introduce you to Alison Martin, who has joined the PRT staff as advertising manager. Alison brings to the PRT her extensive knowledge of publishing, advertising, and business. Her advertising experience includes ad design, marketing strategy, campaigns and event planning. She has worked as a publisher of a local magazine, and […]
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Community Journalism in Action
The Board of the PRT recently discussed how we might serve as a catalyst and vehicle to help start conversations that could bridge divisions in the community. It’s a role that community newspapers have played, often with some success. Our goals would be toidentify those issues where we can come to agreement as a community. […]
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South 32 Use Permit Application Updated
On April 2 the Town Planning and Development Committee met to discuss the South 32 Use Permit Application. Greg Lucero, the VP of Corporate Affairs at South 32, said the application has been updated based on the comments received last week by the committee and the audience. From 3.9 acres the lot has been reduced […]
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Step Away From the Toes
My brother once said that if he ever had to fight someone that he didn’t want to, he’d stub his toe first. That way he’d invoke the rage necessary to fight. I think we can all relate. Recently Zach had the same revelation on a cold fall night. One evening as I was lying in […]
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News About the PRT – Dec. 2018
Invest in YOUR Local Paper RIGHT NOW, we need your contribution. The PRT is distributed for free and is supported by donations and advertisements. Both are increasing but we do need your help. Our future looks bright. The PRT is committed to enlarging its presence in the community with more frequent online updates, as well […]
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Election Results for 2018 Midterms
County results as of 12:04 a.m., 11/7/18 posted on the Santa Cruz County website Selected Election Results for Santa Cruz County U.S. Senate Kyrsten Sinema (Dem) 7598 Martha McSally (Rep) 3257 U.S. Representative, CD 3 Raul Grijalva (Dem) 7465 Nick Pierson (Rep) […]
