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PATAGONIA
REGIONAL TIMES
HAPPY NEW YEAR
JANUARY 2019 SERVING THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITIES OF CANELO, ELGIN, PATAGONIA AND SONOITA VOL. 9, ISSUE 1
New Year’s Patagonia Christmas Story Attracts
Rocking Eve National Attention By Aisha Sander
In Patagonia
Photo by Cesar Barron
Ximena and Dayami, daughters of Christian Leyva and Damaris Martinez, of Nogales, Sonora, visit with
Randy Heiss, holding some of the Christmas presents given them by Heiss and his wife.
Randy Heiss’s good deed has brought national ping to buy all that they could on the list that Heiss
media attention to his hometown of Patagonia and the had found. They then wrapped the gifts at the radio
nearby border town of Nogales, Sonora. station. They had been told by the station that the girl
It all started on Dec. 16, when Heiss went out to had a younger sister, Ximena, so they also bought her
walk his dog. He spotted a red balloon near the Pata- gifts for Christmas.
gonia cemetery trail and investigated further. On the The girls’ parents, Christian Leyva and Damaris
balloon was a note, written in Spanish, to Santa with a Martinez, said it was a family tradition to write lists to
list of gifts. Santa, tie them to balloons and let them go. They even
Heiss knew that this balloon had probably come had a video of their daughters launching the balloons.
from across the border, and he felt compelled to find Heiss said that he and his wife have “found friends
this girl and give her the gifts. He first contacted friends for life, and plan to see Leyva, Martinez and their
who are in international trade and had media contacts daughters in the new year.” The parents have also
in Mexico. He shared it on his friends’ Facebook pages, promised a video of the girls when they open their
but nothing was really happening. gifts on Christmas.
With Christmas around the corner, Heiss said, “I The story of Heiss and Diyami soon became a na-
need to find this girl soon or give up.” He decided to tional story. Heiss has been interviewed by the Wash-
try one more avenue, and contacted a popular radio ington Post, NPR, the NBC Nightly News and CNN along
station, XENY 760 AM, in Nogales, Sonora. He wrote to with other Mexican and international news networks.
them in Spanish. Soon they were in conversation and He said that he never expected this to happen, and
Heiss elicited the help of his wife Marcela Heiss, who has “never had an experience like this, and he did not
is fluent in Spanish, to help set up a news segment. On search for the girl to bring attention to himself.” He
Dec. 19, the radio show host Cesar Barron, broadcast said, “I am exhausted with one interview after anoth-
the search for Dayami, the child whose balloon was er.” Yet, he understands why people are interested
found in Patagonia. They posted it on their Facebook because it is a, “great Christmas story”, and because
page and within an hour of the broadcast the little girl it is “tied to the border, especially during the current
was identified. political circumstances.”
Heiss said “this story is an example of the power of Heiss said that he hopes the message people
media in bringing people together, rather than dividing receive from this story is “never miss an opportunity to
people. And if it hadn’t been for the media it wouldn’t spread love and kindness. Do that good deed, don’t ig-
have probably happened.” The next day, Dec. 20, the nore it, because the world needs it. If everyone would
radio station coordinated a meeting between the do that then the world would be a different place than
Heiss’s and Dayami and her family in Mexico. Before it is today.”
Photos by Aisha Sander arriving at the radio station, the couple went shop-
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PA G E 2 PATA G O N I A R E G I O N A L T I M E S JANUARY 2019
New Board
Making a Difference Member Joins
The Patagonia Regional Times would like to acknowledge Ike Isakson as our
2018 Community Contributor for his many years of service to the PRT
community.
medical captain. “I was the only EMT in the
department for a long time,” he said. He is also
certified as an engine boss for wildland fire
fighting. “Wildland firefighting is my dream job.
I love it,” he said.
Isakson took over as fire chief in 2016, after
the death of long time chief John Ashcraft. He
has seen many changes in the department in
the past thirty years, including improved com-
munications, better trucks and the expansion of
the fire station.
The station receives no funding from the
county, as Patagonia is not part of a fire district.
Their budget relies on fundraising, a contract
with the town of Patagonia and money earned
at wildland fires. The station is responsible for
approximately 360 square miles, according to
Isakson. He estimates that 90 - 95% of their
calls are for medical emergencies and accidents.
“We’ve seen some pretty bad stuff,” he said.
Isakson has also been serving as mayor of The staff and Board of Directors are delighted
Patagonia for the past eight years, a position to introduce our newest board member, Tom Beal.
he is retiring from in January. His time as mayor Tom is a recently retired journalist, who had a 43-
Photo by Marion Vendituoli
was not without some controversy. His support year career at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. He
Although Ike Isakson has stepped down as Mayor of
Patagonia, he will continue serving his community as of the Hermosa mine project during his tenure brings to the PRT decades of experience in the world
Fire Chief of the Patagonia Volunteer Fire Department. as mayor did not sit well with people opposed of newspapers including being a reporter, editor
By Marion Vendituoli to mining in the Patagonia mountains and many and columnist. Those of us in our community who
council meetings were quite contentious. have read his work will recognize that his interest in
Ike Isakson has served his community in many roles supporting community journalism as a member of
But he is proud of all that was accomplished during
over the past 40 years, most recently as mayor of the PRT is a gift to our readers.
his tenure to improve the town. “The best part of being
Patagonia and as chief of the Patagonia Fire Depart- Although Tom and his wife Ginny live in Tucson,
mayor was being able to get things done,” he said,
ment. He has been a wildland fire fighter, both locally they have long dreamt of moving to Patagonia, and
pointing to water system upgrades, new hydrants, alleys
and as far away as Washington State, a fundraiser, was own a few acres outside of town. For those who
getting paved and getting employees “a little more
president of the Patagonia-Sonoita Rotary Club and wish to learn more about Tom, go to PRT website’s
respectable pay scale. I think we’ve done the best we
was president of the IOOB (International Order of old About Us/Meet the Team, and click on his bio to
could with the dollars we have,” he said. Although he is
Bastards), a local organization that worked on town read his final column in the Arizona Daily Star, a
leaving the town council, he plans to attend meetings
improvements, including the building of the gazebo in reflection on his newspaper career.
from time to time. “I’ll still give them my thoughts and
the park.
ideas,” he said. He would like to see the sewer plant
Isakson remembers walking into his first meeting of
upgraded, more street repairs and for Richardson Park Grammy & CMA Award Winner
the IOOB at the Big Steer Bar. “Iree Lewis looked up at
to be cleaned up.
me and said, ‘Oh, no. Not another G.D. hippie,” Isakson
recounted.
Isakson moved to Patagonia in 1978. He worked
“Ike is great. I have tremendous respect for the guy,”
said Jade DeForest, an EMT and resident of Sonoita who SUZY BOGGUSS
has known him for years. “Ike has always been one who
for the telephone company, maintaining the lines in
believed in service to the community. He won’t turn his
the eastern part of the county, as well as working in
back on anybody. Even someone who has said terrible
Nogales. He moved to Patagonia from Tucson but was
originally from a small town outside of Minot, ND, near
things about him, Ike is there to help them.” Saturday
Although he is leaving the town council, Isakson,
the Canadian border. “I went from one small border
town to another,” he said. He joined the Patagonia
who will be 74 in July, has no plans to retire from fire-
fighting. “As long as I can walk, and as long as I can get
March 23
Fire Department in 1988 as an EMT and became the
in the truck, I’ll keep doing
it,” he said. He recalled a 7:30 pm
Forest Service agent telling
him “Don’t ever quit com-
ing out here, even if it’s
just for moral support.”
When asked why he
has devoted so much of
his time to public service,
he said, “Helping people
is what I’ve always done,” Pioneer Hall ~ Sonoita Fairgrounds
adding, “I fell in love with
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PA G E 3 PATA G O N I A R E G I O N A L T I M E S JANUARY 2019
Tax Revenue from New State Supt. Visits
Hermosa Project Patagonia School
Difficult to Predict
Photo by Lynn Davison
Tunnels are being drilled as part of the infrastructure at the Hermosa
Project near Patagonia
State Department of Revenue (DOR). It is Photo by Marion Vendi-
By Lynn Davison important to note that once the mine is State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman meets with school
operational, the county no longer collects officials in Patagonia to discuss issues facing small, rural schools. (From
There is no simple answer to the left) Michael Young, Rachell Hochheim, Kathy Hoffman, Ann
questions of how much South32 might property taxes, according to a spokes- Gortarez.
pay in taxes for the Hermosa Mine op- man at the Santa Cruz County Assessor’s
Office. For mines with metal deposits By Marion Vendituoli Several problems that rural schools face,
erations and where those tax revenues
(metalliferous minerals), DOR levies a including inadequate internet and com-
would go. While what South32 currently
severance tax on products that are pro- Kathy Hoffman, the newly elected puter accessibility, retention of teachers,
pays in taxes at the proposed mine site is
duced or extracted from the earth. The Superintendent of Public Instruction for competition by charter schools and lack
easy to establish, getting a bead on what
tax rate is 2.5%, and it is applied to 50% Arizona spent the day on Dec. 3 visiting of funding were discussed as well.
South32 might pay when fully operation-
of the difference between the gross value the Patagonia Public Schools, meeting “She wants to take the AZ Depart-
al is more elusive.
of production and the production costs. with the Patagonia School Boards and ment of Education and turn it into a re-
In Arizona, the property taxes paid by
The revenue generated is distributed by a local officials, visiting classrooms, engag- source for schools and school administra-
mining operations in the pre-production
formula set in State law: 20% to the State ing in round table discussions with board tions, making it a platform for resources
phase are determined by the county
General Fund and 80% to the Transaction members, school administration and and best practices,” Liz Collier, registrar of
assessor based on the value of the vacant
Privilege Tax (TPT). Within the TPT, 34.5% teachers, and having lunch with the high the Patagonia School, said. “This is huge.”
land plus any improvements. For South
is allocated to the state general fund, school students. Hochheim felt that the visit allowed
32’s 13 parcels at the Hermosa site, the
40.5% to the counties’ revenue sharing “We’ve never had a politician of that Hoffman to see first-hand the accom-
Santa Cruz County Assessor established
fund, and 25% to the cities’ revenue stature come to the school,” said plishments and the issues faced by small
the total assessed value for 2019 taxes at
sharing fund. Statewide, in 2018, a total Patagonia School District Superintendent rural schools. “We were able to share
$1,197,406. That translates to a pro-
of $18.38M was levied through the sever- Rachell Hochheim. “We were very grate- with her the programs we’ve initiated in
jected tax bill for 2019 of approximately
ance-metalliferous minerals tax (mining ful for this opportunity.” the past year and highlight the wonderful
$22,000, according to the Santa Cruz
tax). 32-year-old Hoffman, the first Demo- work of our teachers. We were also able
County Tax Assessor’s office. This rela-
South32 has not released the crat elected as Superintendent of Public to share with her the challenges that we
tively low tax revenue will continue until
Hermosa site’s projected production Instruction in more than two decades, face as a rural school district. We showed
the Hermosa project begins production.
levels for zinc, lead, and silver, so no was an educator and speech therapist her what we have been able to accom-
South32 predicts that will be sometime
tax estimates can be determined. The before running for office. Among her plish with what we’ve been given and
in 2021.
only clue about tax revenues comes in a priorities are charter school reform and what we could do with much needed
Santa Cruz County is divided into
2018 Arizona State University study that accountability, investing in programs for added resources.”
area codes for property tax distribution
projected an average of $10.4M per year English language learners, and bilingual When asked for her impressions of
purposes. Different area codes can have
in incremental revenues for local govern- education. the Patagonia Schools, Hoffman replied,
a different overall tax rate which is the
ments in Santa Cruz, Pima and Cochise At the morning round table discus- “I love it. It’s a beautiful campus, with
sum of the individual taxing authority
counties. How much of this additional sion with the school administration, clearly dedicated teachers who are going
rates within them. The South32 prop-
revenue would come directly from the Hoffman spoke of her intention to fund above and beyond for their students.”
erty is located in area code 0600. The
mining tax is not available. professional development for teachers.
taxing authorities included in that code
are Santa Cruz County which receives What could all this mean for
approximately 33% of the taxes collected, Patagonia and Santa Cruz County? It is
the Patagonia Elementary School District
which receives 36%, PUHS 23%, School
unclear how the county and city revenue
sharing pots from the mining tax will be
divvied up. The answer is buried deep in
Buffalo Gals of Sonoita
Equalization Funds 4%, and Santa Cruz
Community College 4%. No tax revenues
go to the town of Patagonia because it is
state codes and regulations. Then there
is the question of how the town and New: Long Sleeve
not in area code 0600 and none to
Patagonia Fire and Rescue because it
the county would distribute and use the
funds they receive from the mining tax. Winter Weight Tees
is not a county fire district. Patagonia For now it remains unknown what With
South32 would pay in taxes, assuming
schools are the big winners for receiving
property tax revenues, although the prize they move into production, and how “The Mountain Empire
in this case is relatively small. much of what is levied would come back Sonoita, Elgin, Patagonia”
Assuming the Hermosa mine moves to support the local communities impact-
ed by the mining operations. Slogan
to the production phase, i.e., actually re-
moving ore from the property and trans- Sources for this story were Santa
porting it to market, its taxes would then Cruz County Assessor’s Office, Santa Cruz
be determined centrally by the Arizona County Treasurers Office, Arizona State
Department of Revenue, and South32.
PA G E 4 PATA G O N I A R E G I O N A L T I M E S JANUARY 2019
The PRT A Glance in the
Celebrates PRT’s Rearview
Ten Years of Mirror
Community On its tenth anniversary, Donna Reibslager and Ann
Katzenbach look back at their time working on this
Journalism
paper. Here’s what they had to say:
Donna:
By Aisha Sander As the PRT enters its tenth It all began with Walter. Walter Andrew was a
year of providing local journalism retired attorney, with a curious mind and a droll sense
to this corner of the world, we are embarking on a of humor, who liked to keep tabs on Patagonia's news Photo by Lee Katzenbach
year-long reflection and celebration. This year we will and gossip. He could often be seen in town, talking Ann Katzenbach and Donna Reibslager hard at
bring you stories from those who first built the paper, to people at one of the three conversational hubs, work on the PRT some time in 2014.
profiles of our Board Members, and articles on the Gathering Grounds, the Post Office, and Charlie's Gas paper along with a swarm of charm. But above and be-
unique and important role that community journalism Station - or points in between. yond Walter’s insistence, was the quality of the newspa-
plays in Eastern Santa Cruz County. Walter decided that Patagonia needed a newspaper. per itself. It was, in its own way, better than the weekly
Local or community journalism is the lifeblood He began to cajole people he thought might contribute paper I’d worked for in a town of 20,000. I signed up to
of news for most Americans. In 2017, a study done to such a venture. He was my next-door neighbor, and write a column and several days later I found myself on
by Columbia Journalism stated that there are 7071 one day he popped his head over our wall and asked me the board of directors.
newspapers in the United States, of which 6,851 have if I would be interested. I told him I would love to do the Walter moved fast.
circulations under 50,000. “This means that upwards design and graphics. His partner in publishing was Donna Reibslager.
of ninety-seven percent of newspapers in the United Soon we began meeting, often with David Budd, who Walter kept up with town gossip and news and Donna
States can be categorized as ‘small-market.’” However, also had an interest. There was lively discussion as we edited and designed the paper. There were a few report-
a 2018 study from University of North Carolina shows tried to agree upon things like a mission statement and ers, but never enough. I found this out quickly as I was
a disturbing trend, citing that the United States has staffing and policy guidelines. Walter drew in Gail and assigned more and more articles each month. For me,
lost 1800 local papers since 2004. Many of these pa- Bill Eifrig, Kathi Noaker, Hal Slotnick, Susan Belt, Martin a newcomer, interviewing people, going to meetings,
pers were in rural communities, with concentrations Levowitz, Janie Trafton, and some whose names I can't discovering who was who in Sonoita and Patagonia was
of people who are living in poverty and/or are elderly. remember. Once we finally cranked out a few issues, it an instant immersion in my new home.
Of these local newspapers that have stopped printing, became apparent that we were going to need reporters My only complaint with the paper was its lack of
most have not been replaced by digital counterparts. - and an editor. color. By 2013, most U.S. papers were switching to color
What is the purpose of local journalism, and why Many people wanted to write for the paper, but only print. When I suggested this change, the board was
is it important? Journalist Joyce Dehli says that one as opinion or on a specific subject. David Budd fell into dismayed, but when we discovered that it wouldn’t cost
of the important roles of local journalism is to inform this group, which left Walter and me. Walter did more much more to go to color, the board agreed somewhat
regional journalism, and in turn national journalism. of the reporting than I did, and I became the editor. reluctantly to move ahead. There was never a word of
“Today, less local journalism - and less meaningful Slowly, we fumbled our way forward, getting more staff, regret after the first color issue came out.
journalism - moves through a diminished network.” a board, a delivery system, advertisers, and readers. As part of my editing work I came to know our
This leads to inaccurate journalism and failures in Hal Slotnick was our business manager, and was invalu- columnists, Cassina Farley and Martin Levowitz, both
the media to understand what is happening in the able, helping us to become credible, handling a myriad of whom entertain the community each in her/his own
country. of paperwork, and providing a dose of reality at our way. I have always loved Cassina’s concise, funny stories
Local news holds a unique place in the conscious- meetings. and insights. Martin’ opinions got people fired up and
ness of a community, providing a sense of belonging At some point, Libby Irwin began a column, and that’s always good for a paper but working with him
to a place. For the PRT we have strengthened our contributed some reporting. Later, she would some- as an editor was challenging. Donna and I would often
commitment to being “relentlessly local” in the stories times host editorial board meetings, and I have a lasting despair about his language and point of view. We would
we pursue and publish. Every story we publish must impression of us, sitting at a table by the window with try to subdue him, but his wrath when crossed was
be connected to a local person or place. a view of the mountains, indulging ourselves with her noteworthy. Happily, when the paper was delivered, we
The PRT is unique, because it is a thriving local wine and delicious goodies. I have always had a low tol- were all friends again - until the next time.
newspaper in a rural community, when such news- erance for meetings, but the setting she provided made The PRT was always in transition. The board of direc-
papers are closing around the country. Also the PRT, them so much more manageable! tors was fluid as people resigned or moved away. Susan
unlike many other newspapers in the U.S., is locally It was a thrill for me to be able to assemble text and Belt was always a steady presence. Her knowledge of
run, and not “owned” by a larger corporation or insti- images to help draw attention to important issues in the town and her ability to see both sides of any issue
tution. Volunteer board members, who have deep ties town; to offer a paper that was interesting to look at as were an inspiration.
to this community, govern the PRT. Citizen journalists well as read. Then came the immense sadness of Walter’s quick
write a majority of the articles, without any financial However, after three and a half years, Walter and I decline and his death to brain cancer. Donna and I felt
compensation. Advertisers are local and showcase the were struggling to make it all happen. the loss of his humor, wisdom and energy. There was a
unique flavor of this area. All through 2019, the PRT And then, in 2013, Walter found Ann. She was just hole in the heart of the paper after that.
intends to reveal interesting facts about the organiza- what we needed! She and I fell into sync from the begin- With welcome help from Lynn Davison and then Bob
tion from the last ten years, with the hope that you ning, and she put on her hipwaders and began to clear Brandt, we carried on, but the two of us weren’t inter-
will come to understand the story of this organization the swamp. ested in changing our habits and the world of publishing
more clearly. Ann: software was passing us by. The long hours sitting at a
In 2013 as I was driving from Washington to my new computer, editing, writing, keeping track of the stories
home in Arizona, my phone rang and I heard the voice and the constant editorial changes started to wear.
of Walter Andrew for the first time. Through one of With few exceptions no one wanted the PRT to dis-
his grapevines he had heard that I was on my way. He appear, so the board of directors found the funds to hire
welcomed me and warned me that upon arrival I would Marion Vendituoli and the paper has continued in her
get asked to volunteer for many worthy causes. He said capable hands.
he wanted to get to me first and made me promise not Donna and I are delighted that the Patagonia Re-
to say “yes” to anything until we’d met. I did promise al- gional Times is still going strong. Over the years it has
though I was a bit surprised by the assertiveness of this weathered criticism, threats, loss of life, and lack of staff,
small-town newspaper publisher. I soon discovered that but today it continues to inform and uplift the commu-
this charismatic lawyer from New York could talk most nity and the best thing is that most people have come to
anyone into anything. value and support it.
He took me to the Gathering Ground and gave me a
PA G E 5 PATA G O N I A R E G I O N A L T I M E S JANUARY 2019
Santa’s Helpers Diner, Copper Brothel, Sonoita Mini Mar-
ket, the Sonoita Fairgrounds, Nogales
Letters to the editor Thank Donors Wal-Mart, Jim Rowley and the money
donations that were made at the bank
This year Santa’s Helpers passed out
food boxes for Christmas to 19 families for Santa's Helpers. A big thanks to Lois
Don’t Release Feral from Sonoita, Elgin and Patagonia. The Krietemeyer for helping to fill the food
Cats boxes contained canned goods, milk,
bread, butter, potatoes and a spiral
boxes. Thank you all for all your help to
make this Christmas season that much
As a homeowner here in Patagonia ham. We want to thank Elgin School better.
and an avid nature enthusiast, I have for collecting 400 canned goods for
been following your and Karina Hillard's our food boxes. We also want to thank Thank You
articles about feral cats with much inter- Elgin/ Sonoita Cowbelles, Sky Island Martha Green and Tonya Hubbel
est. It's great that some in our town are
recognizing the problem of free-ranging
cats (feral and pets). However, you should
recognize that Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) peer-reviewed science says that the
programs are not universally accepted over 100 million loose cats in the United
as effective for reducing cat numbers or States kill between 1.3 - 4.0 billion birds
being humane for those cats released. a year. Tucson Audubon Society, the
In particular, your contention that Arizona Game and Fish and even People
the neutered cats turned loose to return for Ethical Treatment for Animals all
to their home base perform useful advocate against TNR. Trapped feral cats
predation is subjective. This comment shouldn't be released.
totally ignores that free-ranging cats are
"the number one direct, human-caused David Porter
mortality of birds" in the U.S. The current Patagonia
word of mouth worked in a small town
“Feet First Facts” and that the information is not always
correct. We were all friends, with curi-
Lives On osity and a sense of humor. We wanted
After reading the PRT’s December to know the truth. We were dedicated
article about the WWFOS (Women Who to finding out what rumors were true,
Find Out Stuff), a local resident, Mary and correcting the ones that were not
McGann, identified herself as one of true.” Contributed Photo
their predecessors - three women who Mary McGann is well known in (From left) Tonya Hubbell, Martha Green and Lois Krietemeyer stand in front of
the Christmas boxes of food they packed on December 20.
called themselves “non-profit detec- town as the former business manager
tives” with the name Feet First Facts, (who did many things except practice
which began in the mid 1980’s and medicine) for naturopathic doctor
continued a few years. Meg Gilbert for about ten years. Mary
She said that all three, (Mary, Ginny shared some of FFF’s methods with the
Dean and Gloria Price), were Pisces, the WWFOS, who hope to utilize these -
sign that rules the feet. Since it is the last when and if another mystery turns up
astrological sign, they figured that they or a request is made for their services.
were the repositories of all the gossip
and rumors of Patagonia. Patra Kelly
Mary explained, “We noticed how Patagonia
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Well Testing Gets Patagonia Schools Tap
Harshaw Creek Flowing into Community for
Elective Programs
Contributed Photo
Photo by Marion Vendi- The PUHS chess team has had a winning season this year. Chess is one of
several electives offered at the school.
Water running from a well being tested at the Hermosa Mine project has been
causing Harshaw Creek outside Patagonia to run.
By Liz Collier This quarter, Meckler is teaching
By Marion Vendituoli causing the water table of the aquifer to astronomy. He has taken the students
When Patagonia Union High School
be lowered. The drawdown of water in to the Whiner Observatory in Sonoita,
(PUHS) switched to a block schedule and
The sight of Harshaw Creek filled with the shallower monitoring wells will be the Whipple Observatory, The Flandrau
added a leadership program this year, it
water is an unexpected event in winter, measured, as will the length of time that Planetarium at the University of Arizona
forced the administration to get creative
and passersbys have been surprised to it takes the wells to recharge after the and hosted one night sky class for the
with how they taught elective subjects.
see the creek running since mid-Decem- pumping is discontinued. students. A Star Party is planned for the
Patagonia is not alone in this challenge.
ber. The source of the water is not precip- This test is designed to help the com- whole community in February. Harold
With dwindling state support, a teacher
itation, but runoff from hydrologic testing pany gain a better understanding of the Meckler states, “The purpose of the class
shortage and a remote location, rural
at the Hermosa Project by South32. water supply for the mine. “There is no is to introduce the students to subject
schools all over Arizona are being forced
According to the ADEQ permit data on the aquifer,” South32 executive of astronomy and to hopefully nurture
to rethink what electives they can offer
application, the pumping would take Greg Lucero said. “We don’t know how an appreciation for the beauty of the
their students.
place for a maximum of fourteen days, much water we will use. All we are doing night skies that we are able to enjoy
Rachell Hochheim, Superintendent
between Dec. 15, 2018 and Jan. 18, 2019. now is trying to get a better picture of the year around. I want to give the students
of Patagonia Public Schools, stated “We
The company stated on the application aquifer.” The company was not required something that is free and available in
wanted to offer the students a richer
that it would be pumping an average of to get permission from the Forest Service their own backyard that makes them say
variety of electives beyond the standard
2,600,000 gallons of water per day, with to discharge the water down Harshaw ‘Wow’.”
art, music and physical education. We are
an estimated total volume of 37,000,000 Creek. PUHS also offers Chess as an elective
fortunate to live in a small town that has
gallons of water. According to the watchdog group and, as a result, the chess team has had
a sizable community of artists, musicians
Water is being pumped out of a well Patagonia Area Resource Alliance, aver- a winning season with several students
and well educated experts in a number of
that is 1300’ deep, with a pump located age daily usage for the town of Patago- taking home “Best Upset” trophies for
subjects.”
at a depth of 1000’. This well is surround- nia is 66,500 gallons a day, for a total of out-playing a higher ranked opponent
The elementary and high school
ed by a series of monitoring wells. Pump- 931,000 gallons over a 14-day period. and winning their matches. The team
districts have partnered with the Patago-
ing from a well lowers the nearby water Thus, the mine is discharging approxi- has had the opportunity to participate in
nia Center for Creative Arts to take over
table. This area is known as a cone of mately 400 times more water than the competitions all over the state.
the art program. In addition to providing
depression. Groundwater flows towards town will use during the same time Junior and seniors also have an
the students with a variety of projects,
the well into the cone of depression, period. opportunity to take Pima Community
The Art Center Director, Cassina Farley,
College dual credit courses during the
recruits working artists from the com-
first period. This year, PUHS is offering
munity to share their talents with the
the U.S. History prerequisites, English 101
students. Local artist and musician, Zach
and 102 and an Early Childhood Devel-
Farley, teaches music to Kindergarten –
opment class. Dual Credit classes are
6th grade students on Friday and has a
available to juniors and seniors who pass
class of middle and high school students
the entrance exam.
on Thursday morning.
Rachell Hochheim continued, “We
Michael Young, Behavior Intervention-
plan to have all sophomore, junior and
ist, said “In addition to weight training
senior students take the placement exam
and PE, this year we added yoga for both
each year and encourage them to take
the elementary and high school students.
as many dual credit classes that we can
We also brought in Tempest Smith to
offer. We had several students who didn’t
teach Mindfulness to both schools.”
think that college was within their grasp
During the first quarter, Harold
pass the exam, take the dual credit class
Meckler taught a class on Critical Issues.
and rethink their plans for after high
In this class the high school students
school. We can now help our students
learned about, discussed and debated
expand their opportunities.”
hot topics such as climate change, gun
violence and immigration issues.
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OPINION & COMMENT • OPINION & COMMENT • OPINION & COMMENT
we open, fund and staff the town. Those shirts are brilliant in two ways, one good,
LIFE AMONG THE HUMANS local library, theater, visitor one not: They proclaim solidarity and instigate polarity.
center, art center, youth center, Those orange flags, on the other hand, were born
0ccupied newspaper, senior transport van,
and other worthy projects far too
of concrete need: the huge earth-moving trucks used
by the mines are dangerous. The driver can't see squat;
territory numerous to list, and hope that
makes the locals glad to have
us in their midst. We've even
his rig's too big. A normal car or pickup truck nearby will
be squashed flat. The mines, therefore, quite sensibly
require those who drive out there to fly a bright orange
By Martin Levowitz
hatched an affordable-housing plan to help assuage flag.
our sense of guilt for buying local real estate and raising Though dreaded by the Eco-Freaks, the mines may
This small, prices / taxes to a level that the locals can't afford. We save us from a fate far worse than heavy trucks or
sweet town has are this region's New Age Mongol Horde. manganese - the cancer known as preciousness, which
been discovered •••••• seems to plague small charming towns like these. Con-
- some might On Iwo Jima, Everest, or anyplace you name, a flag, sider Taos, Tubac, Tombstone, Telluride or Santa Fe . . .
say invaded - by an army of prosperous tree-hugger displayed, seems to proclaim "We own this place! or even - Oh, Sweet Bleeding Lord - Sedona, worst of all,
types: retirees who've lately chosen this quaint place in We've won the game!" It all seems quite familiar, thanks with its hyped vortices and upscale spas. Those places
which to spend their sunset years. They cherish peace to newsreels we've all seen: the French or Afghan were all glorious till beauty and tranquility conspired
and quiet, horses, hiking, biking, flora, fauna - all that village, looking as it always has, but swarming with the to make them known. The rich move in, the word gets
wholesome, high-on-nature stuff. They breastfeed owls vehicles of an invading force: the Wehrmacht or the out, and wham, your cover's blown. Reality concedes
and worship weeds, and do not seem to be aware, or U.S.A., or, hereabouts, these days, South32. to cutesy, upscale, theme-park crap, which turns your
care, that they may seem like Martians to the "ordinary" The mine-year-old - oops, nine-year-old - in me town into another high-priced tourist-trap.
folk who came to live here years ago when this was just thinks they look cool, the fleet of big white pickup trucks Let's make our motto "Better Real Than Precious"
a no-frills ranch and funky mining town. These "rich with slender whip-antennas and their bright-orange bat- and, here's why:
retirees" (as we've been carelessly described) are mostly tle-flags. Those flags are not some show-off ploy like the The undertaker makes you pretty right after you die;
senior refugees who - by some blessed twist of fate - lurid green tee shirts the pro-mine folks wear to meet- Your rosy cheeks and well-kempt hair - some sort of
didn't need to swim the Rio Grande or climb a daunting ings at the high school, every other year or so, where lifeless lie.
wall to settle here in heaven with y'all. we're informed, unfailingly, of all the good and noble With luck, this funky, charming gem will never gen-
Like any smart expatriates, we pay our way by doing things the Forest Service hasn't done to save this lovely trify.
things to benefit the town. We hire local contractors;
What’s in a “Farley” life. I have adopted a
few “Farley-like” behaviors and his
Farley family is my own.
a Name? This year I will be a Farley one
year longer than I have been a
By Cassina Farley Quiroga and I feel sort of sad.
Quiroga is the connection to my sib-
As a teenager I moved to lings, to my mom and most certain-
Patagonia and suddenly my last ly to my dad. It’s as if I am no longer
name wasn't such a problem. Toss theirs. I am a Farley now.
that same rock in Patagonia and But I am reminded that you
you might hit three or four can’t wash away Quiroga so easily.
Quirogas. Spelling my name wasn't I have the Quiroga nose and the
such an issue and having a street signature “know- it- all mouth.”
sign with your family name on it I am told that I have the Quiroga
helped. butt (flat) and the Quiroga temper
Growing up with a name like When I married my husband, and a few other Quiroga attributes
Cassina Quiroga has had its prob- Zach, I took his name. It was im- that are better left unsaid. I’m still a
lems. Going to school in South portant to him and it did shoot me Quiroga through and through.
Tucson you couldn’t throw a rock up to the top of the alphabet. In the I spent the first 21 years of my
without hitting a Gonzales, beginning I thought that Cassina life as a Quiroga, married Zach and
Rodriguez, Sanchez or a Hernandez, Farley looked funny and it didn't for 22 years I have been perfecting
but not one single Quiroga. So nat- quite depict who I was. So early on, my Farley. Happy Anniversary to
urally, I spent a lot of time spelling I spent a lot of time reminding folks the crazy guy who has successfully
my name, pronouncing my name that even though my name said managed to live with my signature
and in some cases defending my Farley I had been a Quiroga first and know-it-all mouth for all these years
name. I spent my entire childhood I had been a Quiroga longer - up and who, in my opinion, has taken
at the end of the alphabet while all until now. on a few Quiroga attributes of his It is our objective as a community
the Gonzales’ got first pick. In the last 22 years we have built own. newspaper to present many views to our
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OPINION & COMMENT • OPINION & COMMENT • OPINION & COMMENT
Milestones of knowing myself and knowing God has, since that
bitter cold day in 2008, been my solace, my anchor, my
muse, and my connection to a living an intentional life.
which we aspire.
Submission is not admitting “defeat” and resigning
ourselves to what we are experiencing. Submission is
I can’t know Another world-renowned teacher, a Buddhist nun, a heartfelt “giving up” of control, and in that moment
why I found God, Pema Chodron, writes, “Letting there be room for not of grace, being given the resources of trust and accep-
but I do remember knowing is the most important thing of all. When there's tance. Life has a way of teaching us the lessons we most
when. I had been a big disappointment, we don't know if that's the end of need, even if they are not the lessons we would have
broken-hearted in the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adven- engineered for ourselves.
a way that was be- ture. Life is like that. We don't know anything. We call Gratitude does not lessen or cover up the emotional
yond my capacity something bad; we call it good. But really we just don't pain of loss, but it brings loss into the light of being alive.
to understand, and know.” (“When Things Fall Apart”) It gives us the opportunity to break bread, watch birds,
the cyclone of pain All of us experience situations that have felt as if and step barefoot on grass, knowing that somehow in all
turned everything the earth has crumbled under our feet, and we do not this simplicity, we will find the courage to move forward
that I knew as my have anything to stand on any longer. Often, like me, to another day. Similarly, faith does not bandage over
life to dust. This the first response to such a difficult situation is denial, our wounds. For many of us faith is the journey of know-
death of my life anger, and blame. Or resistance shows up as numbness, ing our wounds, and trusting their presence, belonging
By Aisha Sander was the beginning of my relation-
addictions, pity, revenge. Many of these states come to them not as victims but as witnesses of what we have
ship with God, and myself. together to create the perfect storm. Our minds become endured, and how we have grown.
Though I had left Islam a long time ago, I was graced so entrenched in the negative life situation that it colors Arriving a decade from that fateful season of my life,
with the memory and practice of salat (Islamic prayer) everything in our lives. I could never imagine it to be, nor want it to be, any dif-
on one of the darkest nights of my soul. I recited Al I could not have had the long view when my first ferent. Because now, despite all the shortcomings of my
Fatiha, the start of the Holy Quran, from memory, and marriage ended. If I did, then it would have been so easy various conditions, I walk in faith. I walk in trust, know-
then bowed down, touching my head to the ground in to trust, so easy to surrender, when in truth it wasn’t. ing my heart, knowing myself, and through that knowing
submission to what I could have never anticipated, and For every step I took forward, I stumbled two back- God, as a forever friend, walking with me where no one
could never face by myself. wards. In this process I have learnt that just like with our else could ever go.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, body, we must practice to strengthen the qualities to
“One who knows himself, knows his Lord.” This journey
herstory sail off to the South Pacific for years at a time. She
announced that for the next trip he was NOT going to
go off without her. She took her son, packed up their
remember was what they survived, and I knew if they
could do it, so could I!
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Sea Ranger, a miserable, smelly, whaling ship for four Call Patra Kelly for more information about appropriate
My Past
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sick, broke an arm in heavy seas, and had a baby on
By Mary H. Monroe Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.
My Yankee grandmother became a widow at a
As I have grown older and have had more time to
young age, raised seven children, ran a farm, fed all the
think, I have been reflecting on these wonderful, strong
help and all the transients that showed up at dinner
young women of today. They are striking out in all
time. She marched in Carrie Nation’s temperance
directions, from politics to work discrimination, to jobs,
marches as did her daughters. She famously walked
to sexual identity. It has been a long time coming, and
long overdue.
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2018 Christmas Bird Count
This year’s Patagonia Christmas Bird Count was held on Thursday, December 20. Total species seen was 121, with the total individual count around 3573.
The count was down considerably from past years. Even so, over 40 birders from Patagonia, Tucson, Green Valley, Rio Rico, Huachuca City and several out of state partici-
pants enjoyed a sunny day doing what they love to do. There were a few highlights: Gray Hawk, Poorwill, Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Greater Pewee, Scott’s Oriole, Cassin’s
Kingbird and Cassin’s Finch. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the nation’s longest running community science bird count. The results are part of what fuels Audubon’s
work throughout the year
Green-winged Teal 1 Phainopepla 4
Blue-winged Teal 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 7
Ring-necked Duck 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 31
Bufflehead 2 Audubon's form 53
Wild Turkey 53 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Gambel's Quail 4 Townsend's Warbler 5
Montezuma Quail 22 Hepatic Tanager 5
Great Blue Heron 2 Green-tailed Towhee 3
Black Vulture 7 Spotted Towhee 34
Northern Harrier 5 Canyon Towhee 23
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 Abert's Towhee 19
Cooper's Hawk 5 Rufous-winged Sparrow 5
Red-tailed Hawk 34 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 12
Gray Hawk 2 Chipping Sparrow 281
Common Poorwill 1 Brewer's Sparrow 1
American Kestrel 15 Vesper Sparrow 10
Merlin 2 Plumbeous Vireo 2 Lark Sparrow 7
Killdeer 2 Cassin's Vireo 1 White-crowned Sparrow 78
Wilson's Snipe 2 Hutton's Vireo 23 White-throated Sparrow 1
Eurasian Collared Dove 22 Woodhouse's (Western) Scrub Jay 5 Black-throated Sparrow 4
White-winged Dove 75 Mexican Jay 181 Savanna Sparrow 6
Mourning Dove 93 Chihuahuan Raven 15 Baird's Sparrow 1
Inca Dove 13 Common Raven 155 Slate Fox Sparrow 1 - CW*
Common Ground Dove 8 Raven sp. 12 Song Sparrow 13
Greater Roadrunner 3 Bridled Titmouse 110 Lincoln's Sparrow 17
Western Screech-Owl 5 Verdin 9 Dark-eyed Junco 122
Whiskered Screech-Owl 1 Bushtit 98 Oregon Junco 24
Great-horned Owl 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 84 Pink-Sided Junco 35
Northern Pygmy-owl 1 Brown Creeper 1 Gray-headed Junco 47
White-throated Swift 1 Rock Wren 7 Chestnut-collared Longspur 32
Broad-billed Hummingbird 11 Canyon Wren 18 Northern Cardinal 35
Anna's Hummingbird 21 Bewick's Wren 96 Pyrrhuloxia 4
Violet-crowned Hummingbird 2 House Wren 9 Lazuli Bunting 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 174 Scott's Oriole 2
Acorn Woodpecker 34 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14 Western Meadowlark 50
Gila Woodpecker 67 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 2 Eastern Meadowlark 37
Williamsons's Sapsucker 1 Black-capped Gnatcatcher 2 Meadowlark sp. 10
Red-naped Sapsucker 8 Eastern Bluebird 75 Brewer's Blackbird 39
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 37 Western Bluebird 136 Great-tailed Grackle 1
Arizona Woodpecker 9 Mountain Bluebird 8 Cassin's Finch 2
Red-shafted Flicker 57 Townsend's Solitaire 7 House Finch 164
Hammond's Flycatcher 16 Hermit Thrush 35 Pine Siskin 55
Gray Flycatcher 22 American Robin 150 Lesser Goldfinch 72
Dusky Flycatcher 2 Northern Mockingbird 6 House Sparrow 23
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 Curve-billed Thrasher 10
Black Phoebe 19 Crissal Thrasher 4 Total species = 121, plus 1 CW
Say's Phoebe 25 Starling 5 "CW" means "Count Week", a bird seen on one of the
Cassin's Kingbird 1 American Pipit 2 three days prior to the count or on one of the three
Loggerhead Shrike 3 Cedar Waxwing 14 days after the count, but not on count day itself.
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