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January 2021 Serving the Mountain Empire Communities of Canelo, Elgin, Patagonia and Sonoita Vol PATAGONIA REGIONAL TIMES HAPPY NEW YEAR ! JANUARY 2021 SERVING THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITIES OF CANELO, ELGIN, PATAGONIA AND SONOITA VOL. 11 ISSUE 1 Surge Continues in SCC Border Wall Construction Even as Vaccinations Begin Continues Despite Election Photo by Jo Dean Crews scrape away the side of a hill near the Coronado National Monument as they work to construct the Border Wall across the San Rafael Valley. By Jo Dean ed, scraped, and dumped over the hill- side to make room for the border wall. The Coronado National Memorial, Hydraulic rock breakers, large earth By Sarah Klingenstein increases one-and-a-half to two located at the southern end of the moving equipment all toiling away like weeks after Christmas. Terrell said Huachuca Mountains, overlooks the a scene from “Atlas Shrugged.” At- Cases of COVID19 have risen rapidly that the Health Department, through eastern edge of San Rafael Valley tempting to walk closer, one sees that in Arizona, in Santa Cruz County, and its contact tracing, has not identified along the border of Mexico. A short the entire Yaqui Ridge Trail, section 1 in Patagonia throughout the month any large events that have caused the hike from the Montezuma Pass parking of the Arizona Trail to the international of December. For the first time, new spread, that it seems to be brought area on the Coronado Peak Trail leads border, is closed indefinitely due to daily cases in Santa Cruz County (SCC) home by one member of a family, then to an overlook of the San Rafael Valley, homeland security construction. have surpassed the highest reported spread to spouses, siblings, etc. which supports an ecosystem of oaks, The bollard wall construction con- during the early summer surge, with Statewide, COVID19 cases reached sycamores, and a wide variety of plant sists of embedded reinforced concrete 125 new cases reported on Christmas 520,207 on Dec. 31. The State Schools and animal diversity. This area is rug- barrier, with 30-foot-tall steel slats 4 Day. Currently, over one in 10 people Dashboard lists all counties in Arizona ged country with unique biodiversity inches apart. Construction is on fast in the County has tested positive for as experiencing substantial transmis- and world-renowned ecological value. forward until the inauguration of COVID19. One in 1,000 Americans have sion and recommends virtual learning The overlook provides a vista south President-Elect Joseph Biden, who has died from the virus. statewide for the time being. Terrell into Mexico, north into the United stated he will stop construction of the As the PRT goes to press, Arizona reported that most county school States and west towards the next border wall on day one of his presi- has the 2nd highest new case rate in districts are treating the first two full Sky Island, the Patagonia Mountains. dency. Exactly how this will be accom- the U.S. andSCC remains in the top weeks of January as a defacto quaran- These days, however, quiet contem- plished is uncertain due to government three counties with the highest rates tine period for their staff and students. plation of the vista is interrupted by contracts with companies building the in Arizona.In eastern SCC, as of Dec.31, This outlook is exemplified by a the sound of heavy equipment. The wall. In some manner the border wall, the AZ Dept. of Health Services report- letter sent to Elgin Elementary School mountain is literally being moved to as it is literally bulldozing across the ed a total of 39 cases in Patagonia, 20 families. “(We) will be returning to build the border wall. country, will stop. But, where in the cases in Sonoita, and 17 cases in Elgin. Distance Learning for one week follow- A short walk south from the vista, San Rafael Valley will it stop? According to Jeff Terrell, Santa Cruz ing the scheduled Winter Break... Our following the unaccustomed sounds of Numerous lawsuits have been County Health Director, the COVID19 concern is that if families travel and/ heavy machinery, a wide scar coiling filed over funding for the border wall, spread has developed, as predicted a or participate in holiday get-togethers like a serpent down the west slope based on environmental concerns, month ago, when Thanksgiving gath- and contract the virus, they would like- of the mountain towards San Rafael government overreach, private prop- erings caused the virus to spread. ly develop symptoms after returning Valley comes into sight. Activity is high; erty rights, and social justice issues Likewise, health officials expect further rocks, plants, and soil are being blast- See COVID, p.5 See Wall, p. 3 what a Month! what a Year! By Marion Vendituoli nonprofit newsrooms. Even more group of writers. These individuals impressive, we had 340 individual volunteer their time and expertise to PRT It has been a jam-packed month donations. These donations ensure keep our audience informed and ed- MISSION STATEMENT here at the PRT! We have successful- the future of the PRT and will be used ucated about those issues and events ly concluded our annual fundraising to help us continue to bring you the that affect our communities. To publish a nonprofit campaign, we have taken on the local news that you depend on us to One example of this is Sarah community newspaper which continuation of Clare Bonelli’s local serves the Mountain Empire deliver. Klingenstein, of Patagonia, who has newsletter, have added an extensive As part of that commitment, we written four articles for this issue, and communities of Santa Cruz COVID resource page to our website County, including Canelo, Elgin, were thrilled when Clare Bonelli has put in countless hours inter- and received 54 essays from local approached us to see if we would be viewing local health officials, school Patagonia, and Sonoita, and nd which is open to all views, high- students competing in our 2 annual willing to take over her weekly news- administrators, and local leaders, lighting local issues and empha- school essay contest. Our volunteer letter. We look forward to continuing poring over data and organizing all sizing the contributions of local writers have researched and written her work and are honored that she this material into well written articles talent. articles on issues including the rise trusts us with this important commu- full of relevant information. of COVID in our area, the continu- nity resource. We also look forward Sarah is just one example of our WHO WE ARE ing construction on the border wall, to welcoming Clare as a member of talented and committed PRT family, internet challenges in eastern SCC, our editorial team, as she plans to which includes not only our writers, We are a nonprofit organization, women’s suffrage, and one student’s start contributing articles to the PRT. our Board members and staff, but funded by paid advertising, do- journey from PUHS to an ivy league nations and grants. PRT is a free Assistant editor Nisa Talavera has also all of you that have donated this school. And make sure to check out been hard at work revamping our year. monthly publication distributed to our center spread honoring this year’s news stands and local merchants website and is adding a COVID re- We thank you for kicking off 2021 Community Contributors. Whew!! in The Mountain Empire. source page that will contain informa- in the best way possible, especially First, to our generous readers who Managing Editor: tion on where to get vaccinated, test- as we emerge from the challenges of donated to the PRT during our recent ing sites, local updates, and resources 2020. Thank you for your investment Marion Vendituoli fundraising campaign, we thank you! for families. We will continue to work in the future of the Patagonia Assistant Editor: You have donated $25,050 over the on improving our website, with the Regional Times because, especially in Nisa Stover Talavera past two months, $15,000 of which help of a grant from CatchaFire, over these tumultuous times, local news will be matched by NewsMatch, a Bookkeeper: the next several months. matters. national organization that supports And a word about our committed Cynie Murray Administrative Assistant Ad Manager: Jared Krikorian Contributing Writers: Bob Brandt Alison Bunting Francesca Claverie Lynn Davison Jo Dean Cassina Farley Robert Gay Patra Kelly Sarah Klingenstein Martin Levowitz Pat McNamara Harold Meckler Vince Pinto Laura Wenzel Board of Directors: Bob Brandt NEW!! Tom Beal Francesca Claverie PRT COVID RESOURCES PAGE Lynn Davison Cassina Farley The place to go for national, state and local updates, Jac Heiss community info, statistics, testing sites, vaccines, family Donna Lee and educational resources. Kathryn Schrag Jamie Smith Mollie Wright Look on our website for our COVID Resources Page Contact us at: [email protected] PO Box 1073, Patagonia, AZ Receive Breaking Local News Sent Straight to Your Inbox 85624 (740) 206-9594 Sign up for the PRT E-News Service! To Place an ad:prtads@ As a e-subscriber you will receive an email at the beginning of each month with top stories and a gmail.com link to the new issue before it is available in the stands. We are excited to announce a new feature. Print Edition available at As we step in to carry on Clare Bonelli’s popular community newsletter, we will continue her tradi- newstands the first Friday of the month. tion of issuing weekly updates of local events, news and items of community interest. 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