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Jan 2, 2025 | 
patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Alison Bunting
In 1880 the household of Dr. Charles Putnam and his wife Catherine in Malborough, MA, included five adults and seven children. The adults were the couple’s eldest son Herbert (1844-1896), Herbert’s wife Julia, their daughter Lelia (1848-1919), and their youngest son, Fred Lincoln. The children were six of Herbert and Julia’s children, including their eldest son, Charles Otis.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Alison Bunting
At the junction of Harshaw Rd. and the road leading to the Mowry Mine is a single gravesite for Orton Phelps. Sylvester Mowry purchased the “Patagonia Mine Holdings” in 1860 and renamed the mine after himself. He expanded the mining operations and facilities, which thrived until the Civil War. The Union government arrested and imprisoned Mowry for treason. The charges were eventually dropped, but not before bankrupting Mowry.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Alison Bunting |Carrie White
Anne C. Stradling has been recognized posthumously as a ‘Woman in History ‘by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Lady Banksia Chapter (Tombstone). A ceremony to commemorate the distinction was held Oct. 5 in the Patagonia Park. Plaques acknowledging the honor were presented to German Quiroga, Patagonia Historical Society, and Carrie White, Bowman-Stradling History Center, Sonoita.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Alison Bunting
Luz Rabago Valenzuela (1828-1909) and her husband Valentine had eleven children (six boys and five girls). Luz was born in Mexico in 1858 and arrived in Arizona about 1880, with her mother, Guadalupe Rabago, and sister Jesusita. According to family stories, Luz met Valentine when he was working on a ranch near the Mission San Xavier. She died young, age 51, leaving six children under 18.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
patagoniaregionaltimes.org | Alison Bunting
Valentine (Val) Valenzuela, Sr. (1851-1945), the patriarch of Patagonia’s Valenzuela family, moved from California to Crittenden 145 years ago. He married Luz Rabago (1828-1909) about 1881, and they had 11 children (six boys and five girls). The family lived for many years on land they homesteaded south of Crittenden. Sometime in the early 1900s they built and moved to a two-story adobe home at 289 Duquesne Rd. in Patagonia.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
times-news.com | Alison Bunting
BURLINGTON, W.Va. — Volunteers are the core of the traditional making and selling of “old-fashioned apple butter” on the campus of Burlington United Methodist Family Services. This weekend marks the 51st Apple Harvest Festival, according to Cindy Pyles, BUMFS resource development manager. Pyles said two years were missed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a fire that destroyed the peeling and cooking facility. “In the years after COVID, volunteers were hesitant about coming out,” Pyles said.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
times-news.com | Alison Bunting
KEYSER, W.Va. — West Virginia’s first lady Cathy Justice brought along a four-legged friend Monday as she visited students and staff at Keyser Middle School. Goldie, a 1-year-old yellow Labrador therapy dog, will roam the hallways and classrooms offering comfort and friendship whenever needed. “You can be whatever you want to be, but it will take hard work,” Justice told the student body assembled in the gym for a Pup Rally.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
times-news.com | Alison Bunting
KEYSER, W.Va. — West Virginia's first lady Cathy Justice brought along a four-legged friend Monday as she visited students and staff at Keyser Middle School. Goldie, a 1-year-old yellow Labrador therapy dog, will roam the hallways and classrooms offering comfort and friendship whenever needed. “You can be whatever you want to be, but it will take hard work,” Justice told the student body assembled in the gym for a Pup Rally.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
times-news.com | Alison Bunting
BURLINGTON, W.Va. — Quite a gathering from near and far turned out for Sunflower Sunday, a first-time event for the Burlington community. Hosted by MJW Farms, owned by Carol and Eddie Webb with their daughter Megan, in cooperation with numerous community entities, the afternoon festival featured a field of “pick-your-own” sunflowers as well as vendors, food and live entertainment.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
times-news.com | Alison Bunting
KEYSER, W.Va. — Celebrating its 150th year, a parade along Main Street in Keyser leading to festivities at Brooks Park will wind up the weekend event on Sunday. Lineup for the parade begins at 3 p.m. The parade starts at 4 p.m., according to Cindy Pyles, who chairs the Keyser Turns 150 committee. The parade will proceed south along Main Street, around the filtration plant, ending at the Mineral County Technical Center, Pyles said.
