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It is that time of year when designated forest roads are likely to be impacted by winter weather. The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) reminds visitors that several roads across the forest will be closed for the winter to protect public health and safety, infrastructure and natural resources. Temporary seasonal …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a big Tuesday night for St. Michael’s senior guard Adam Montoya and it was a relief for his team in a visiting 65-60 non-district double overtime win at Albuquerque High.      In what was his best game as a prep player, Montoya scored the …

Catches of the week Alumni Pond: Makayla Frietze of Las Cruces caught her limit of rainbow trout using cheese PowerBait Dec. 17. Grindstone Reservoir: Joseph Gonzales of Roswell caught four rainbow trout, 16-18 inches long, using nightcrawler worms Dec. 13. Hopewell Lake: Peter Duran and Julian Sisneros of Los Lunas, …

All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. SFNF offices will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and Jan. 3, respectively. If you plan to visit the …

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) RTD Blue Buses and administrative offices will not be in operation on December 23, December 26 and January 2, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays respectively.   Exceptions will include the following: 255 Mountain Trail to Ski Santa Fe will …

By Arnie Leshin  It was ascloseasthis in the boys varsity final of the annual Rio Rancho Hondo Wrestling Scuffle held at Roswell Saturday.    That’s the way it went among the boys, with first place Belen compiling 143 points, one more than Hobbs. Third place went to Rio Rancho Cleveland …

By Arnie Leshin  TUESDAY DECEMBER 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho SAN JOSE STATE vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN, 1 p.m.       Eastern Michigan 3 points better. Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. LIBERTY vs. TOLEDO, 5:30 p.m.                          …

By Arnie Leshin  The St. Michael’s girls basketball team got a dominate win, improved to 7-2 overall, and now takes a lengthy break from actual games until after the Christmas break via Saturday’s 48-7 romp over visiting Albuquerque Bosque Charter. Head Lady Horsemen coach Sonya Ruiz said this was accomplished …

By Arnie Leshin  Well at least the Monte del Sol girls got into the scoring column. Unlike the 80-0 last-game shut down against Pojoaque Valley, the Dragons did turn in some points in the Friday 68-15 loss to visiting Wingate. It dropped Monte del Sol to 0-5, but it did …

– The New Mexico Lottery reminds players to please gift responsibly. Every year, the New Mexico Lottery offers special Holiday-themed games. Many players find they are a simple, fun gift to add to a stocking, use as a tag on a gift, or place in a card. But please keep …