By DVS The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will hold a Veterans Benefits Claims Clinic in Santa Fe from 9am-4pm on Friday, February 28. The event will be at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions building at 301 W. De Vargas Street in downtown Santa Fe. …
Read More »Ron Drake, the traveling man, handling his new head coaching role at Academy of Technology and The Classics with his basketball wisdom, and happy in teaching it to the young girls program
By Arnie Leshin It was late afternoon Saturday, one day after Valentine’s Day, one day after Ron Drake’s birthday, and the holiday is no doubt older than he is, but to him, all that matters is having a basketball team to coach. And he’s been doing it a long time. …
Read More »BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SANTA FE/DEL NORTE TEEN NAMED 2020 “YOUTH OF THE YEAR”
By boys and girls club Andres Tiede, a member of the Boys & Girls Club for over ten years, was named 2020 “Youth of the Year” recently at a banquet held at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino. Since 1947, “Youth of the Year” has been the Boys & Girls Clubs …
Read More »Second place Santa Rosa arrived at Pecos Saturday with upset on its mind, but the streaking Panthers were more then ready and sent the Lions away with a decisive 69-35 setback
By Arnie Leshin With his Pecos team traveling to Texico Friday for its final regular-season game, senior Anthony Armijo put on a show before the home crowd at Louis G. Sanchez gymnasium Saturday night. Armijo, a freshman who turned in a stellar effort when the Panthers won their first of …
Read More »Whatever we cannot handle…God Can!
Friday night defeat at Robertson snaps St. Michael’s 8-game win streak and it will need to turn back visiting West Las Vegas Wednesday night to avoid a playoff to decide the top spot
By Arnie Leshin Yes, St. Michael’s is again travelling the same road as before, but this time its boys basketball team returned from Robertson Friday night with a one-game lead in DIstrict 2-3A with two regular-season games remaining. Unlike last season when the Horsemen lost their first district start at …
Read More »Pecos girls basketball are being challenged for first place in District 7-2A after losing at Clayton, 63-58, Thursday night while Texico forced the top spot tie by claiming a 56-34 rout at Santa Rosa
By Arnie Leshin Winning its first state basketball championship last season, the Pecos girls could have a tough time repeating in 2A. Although at 19-5 overall, Thursday night‘s 63-58 District 7 defeat at Clayton dropped the Panthers to 3-1 and into a first place tie with Texico after the Wolverines …
Read More »Can be tough sometimes on the road as Santa Fe High boys did not have it easy Thursday night in a District 5-5A test at Albuquerque Manzano that brought a 56-49 win for the first place Demons
By Arnie Leshin Santa Fe High and Capital are one-two in District 5-5A boys basketball and the only teams above .500, but taking to the road sometimes can make a difference. Such was the case Thursday night when the Demons, who had previously rolled over Albuquerque Manzano at home 73-50, …
Read More »Department of Health advises general public against using facemasks to prevent novel coronavirus
By NMDOH SANTA FE– The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) continues to monitor and respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China and around the world. China has reported over 40,000 confirmed cases that have been identified in twenty-four countries, including 15 cases in the US. There have …
Read More »SFNF’s Jemez District Office Moves to Temporary Location While Construction Begins on New Buildings
BY SFNF Construction on the Santa Fe National Forest’s (SFNF’s) new Jemez District Office is scheduled to start sometime between March 1 and April 1, 2020, depending on weather. While new facilities are under construction, the Jemez Ranger District will share space at the Administrative Office of the Valles Caldera …
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