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The Santa Fe National Forest will lift campfire and smoking restrictions effective 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, based on decreasing fire danger. Fire managers continually evaluate conditions across the forest to determine when to implement or rescind fire restrictions. With the onset of the more traditional monsoonal weather pattern, …

By Arnie Leshin  Prior to the Women’s World Soccer Cup, co-hosts Australia and New Zealand were given little chance to reach the championship round.    Well, half of it became a done deal, for the Aussies are still playing, this time at a scheduled 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, and it will …

The late Irving Roth—a Holocaust survivor, educator, and dear friend to CUFI—often said, “The Holocaust began with words.” Hateful words that eventually led to the slaughter of over 6 million innocent Jewish lives.   Are hateful words influencing our society once again? For several years, antisemitism has been insidiously growing …

By Arnie Leshin  Tough to recognize them, but down and a out are two Major League baseball teams from two boroughs.   For a hint, just mention the Bronx and Queens, and there you have it.    They still wear their pinstripes at home games, but otherwise the depleted Bronx Bombers’ New …

Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 0% Resources: 480personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.    Highlights: Rains, high …

By Arnie Leshin  The Albuquerque Isotopes have been taking a roller-coaster ride in the Triple A Pacific Coast Baseball League.   A minor league team of the Major League Colorado Rockies, Albuquerque had spent the early part of the season in last place in the 10-team league.   But in the …

By Arnie Leshin  There’s a first time for everything, and for Massapequa Park, New York, it was the first time for winning the Little League Girls Softball World Series.   And it also went undefeated through the regular season (16-0) before hoisting the championship trophy following the 5-2 win over North …

By Arnie Leshin  This lad isn’t holding his breath, instead he’s becoming the youngest to ever sign a professional soccer contract.   He’s 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough, he plays forward for North Bay Elite Futbol Club in Solano County and Woodland Soccer Club of Yolo County in Sacramento, Calif.    He …

The Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners (Board) canceled its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, due to a technical difficulty that would have prevented the public from participating in the meeting via WebEx using the meeting credentials included in the final agenda for the meeting.  This …

Highlights: The lightning-caused Black Feather Fire was discovered on August 5, 2023, in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness. The fire has since moved out of the wilderness to the east and has the potential to threaten communities in the area. On Monday, August 7, 2023, the Northern New Mexico Type …