The PRT Newsletter for the Week of Jan. 8, 2025
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Patagonia Town Council Meets Tonight, Discussion of Water and Sewage Rate and Fee Increases on the Agenda
The Town of Patagonia will hold a regular Town Council meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 at 6pm in Town Hall Council Chambers at 310 McKeown Avenue. The meeting can also be attended via Zoom. The meeting I.D. is 957-511-4862 and the password is 338501.
Items on the agenda include:
- Discussion and possible action to adopt and post a notice of intent to proceed with consideration of recommended water and wastewater rate and fee increases.
- Discussion and possible action to appoint Judge Miguel Lopez as Judge Protemp replacing Judge Maley.
- Discussion and possible action to appoint Rubin Florez to the Library Advisory Board.
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Learn About Jaguars at Free Jan. 10 Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch Potluck Presentation
From Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch:
Eight jaguars have been sighted in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico since the 1990s, the only locations where they have been present in the United States in recent history. Three of the four seen since 2011 are believed to have used the Huachuca Mountains as a corridor of movement, with two ultimately returning to Mexico where the closest breeding population exists in Sonora.
During this presentation, Mark Hart, a Public Information Officer with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, will examine how the presence of this endangered species in the region poses unique challenges for land and wildlife managers and how jaguars’ existence here offers a case study in the politics of wildlife management.
Join us and Mark Hart for our first Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch potluck presentation of the season on Friday, January 10 at 5pm, to learn more about these elusive cats. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2025potlucks
Make a Plan to Exercise This Winter!
From biking to ‘Zoom Bachs,’ here’s an updated directory of group and individual exercise activities happening in our area, compiled by the PRT’s Carrie White. Click here to check it out. (You can also find this directory on page 13 of the print edition of the January PRT, out now.)
Remember When?
We’ve posted nearly 3,000 articles from past years’ print editions on the PRT website, with more to come. Take a walk down memory lane with this article from January, 2016…
A Guide to New Year’s Resolutions
By Cassina Farley
January 6, 2016
Fact: New Year’s resolutions are for suckers. You make them, you break them and by February you are sitting in your truck at the post office digging the last peanut M&M out of the crack in the seat. So much for the ‘no sugar’ thing. If you still feel the need to indulge this age old tradition, here’s a guide for your resolution needs…
School News and Youth Events
Upcoming Events
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Local Items of Interest
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous:
- Sonoita Bible Church – Tuesdays at 7pm, 3174 N. Doors open at 6:30. Highway 83, Sonoita. Zoom option: 601-758-3907.
- Patagonia Methodist Community Church – Thursdays at 6:30pm. 387 McKeown Ave., Patagonia. Contact Dave at 207-249-8302.
Overeaters Anonymous: to find a meeting go to oasouthernaz.org. Contact Adrienne H. for more info 520-404-3490.
The Patagonia Senior Center has received a grant from Delta Dental of Phoenix to help seniors with dental expenses. Vouchers are provided for up to $350 to participating dentists. If interested, please call the Senior Center at (520) 394-2494.
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Employment Opportunities
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Farmers Markets
Patagonia Farmers and Crafts Market – Thursdays 10am-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.
Nogales “Little” Mercado – Fridays 4-7pm 163 Morley Ave, Nogales.
Church Events and Schedules
St. Therese Parish in Patagonia
Patagonia United Methodist Church
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