By Arnie Leshin Division I college softball is all over the tubes. From morning to night, there’s conference tournaments being played throughout the weekend. But not all the conferences. Those without tournaments are the Big Ten, the Big West, the Ivy League, the Mid American, the Mountain West, the Pac-12, …
Read More »Why Jacksonville Jaguars’ Tim Tebow addition is no reason to get upset
By Arnie Leshin So what’s behind his mid-30s opportunity at tight end. Well, Tebow is known to be — by just about every reasonable standard — a good and decent man. He handles himself with class and dignity. He’s gracious with his time to the less fortunate. In what we …
Read More »NMAA FOUNDATION AWARDS TO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
By Arnie Leshin Seniors Olivia Farrar of St. Michael’s, Larissa Scott of Santa Fe Indian School, and Vanessa Dominguez of Pecos are among those awarded student scholarships by the New Mexico Activities Association Foundation. A grand total of 48 recipients were announced by the NMAA of the 2020-2021 foundation scholarships. …
Read More »SFNF Managing Cuervito Fire to Reduce Fuels, Restore Forest Health
By SFNF Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of a lightning strike on Mother’s Day to achieve pre-determined resource objectives on about 1,500 acres on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. Managing the Cuervito Fire will achieve significant benefits on the ground, including safer communities …
Read More »Santa Fe County Health Policy and Planning Commission Seeking Members
By Santa Fe County Santa Fe County is seeking members for the Health Policy and Planning Commission (HPPC). There are upcoming openings for members residing within Commission District 2 (represented by Anna Hansen), Commission District 3 (represented by Rudy Garcia), Commission District 5 (represented by Hank Hughes), as well as …
Read More »RUSSELL WESTBROKE BREAKS TRIPLES-DOUBLE NBA RECORD
By Arnie Leshin Records are meant to be broken, but so far Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak, Cal Ripken’s most baseball games played, and Wayne Gretzky’s many hockey records are still safe. But one legend, basketball Hall of Fame’s Oscar Robertson had his 47-year-old record of triple-doubles, which was once …
Read More »Fishing Report
By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Cimarron River: Seth Garcia of Raton caught a 20-inch rainbow trout using worms May 8. Conchas Lake: David Whitener of Clovis caught a 9-pound walleye using a crappie jig May 6. Eagle Nest Lake: Mark Haber of Santa Fe caught a …
Read More »ST. MICHAEL’S SOFTBALL
By Arnie Leshin Junior Isabella Lopez, the St. Michael’s starting catcher, is trying to make up for lost time. Two years ago, she broke her wrist when hit by a pitch in the second game of the season and did not play again. And last year, St. Michael’s did not …
Read More »Here We Go Again – Too Many Abandoned Campfires on SFNF
By SFNF On the brink of the 2021 wildfire season, with severe drought conditions and high fire danger across the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), one abandoned campfire is one too many. Over Mother’s Day weekend, fire prevention patrols on the Jemez Ranger District found 18. The Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger …
Read More »Thinking about selling your home in 2021? If so, you might want to consider selling it sooner rather than later.
By Varela real estate Low mortgage rates have boosted demand among buyers, while low inventory conditions give sellers the upper hand. But all of this could change later in 2021. Rising home prices could cool the housing market over the coming months, especially if mortgage rates creep upward as well. …
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