By Arnie Leshin He was without a doubt a bundle of versatility, one of the finest to ever take the football field, the “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers who singular ability to to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback and kicker, helped turn the franchise Into an …
Read More »Atlanta Braves’ first baseman Freddie Freeman wins National League Most Valuable Player
By Arnie Leshin It was almost as if it was intended, but it wasn’t, as Don Mattingly wins National League Manager of the Year and Freddie Freeman the National League’s Most Valuable Player. There’s quite a difference in age, Mattingly, the former New York Yankee first baseman, recently turned 59. …
Read More »Gila trout return to Whitewater Creek – NM Wildlife Monthly Update
By NM Wildlife Restoring Gila trout to Whitewater Creek A trout stocking took place in Whitewater Creek in early August, but that sounds far too simple for the efforts culminating that day. Read more about this important restoration effort. A new way to catch those lunkers Catching larger “trophy” largemouth …
Read More »Tom Heinsohn, high school, college and professional basketball star passed away at age 86
By Arnie Leshin His blood always ran green. I was never a Boston Celtics fan, but I always had the upmost respect for their National Basketball Association franchise, and Tom Heinsohn was a piece of it, a 6-foot-7 piece. Tuesday, he passed away at his home in Massachusetts after a blood …
Read More »No letdown for Geno Auriemma as he continues to reel in more elite players
By Arnie Leshin Geno Auriemma has never been known to be a fisherman, but he sure does know how to reel them in. After last year’s inexperienced team began slow and finished fast as the coronavirus pandemic scratched the college women’s basketball season as it did to other sports around …
Read More »God is all I seek
“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.” Psalms 27: 4 This psalm was written …
Read More »Israel’s Jewish Character
By CUFI In its Declaration of Independence, Israel affirms itself as the homeland for all Jews, yet commits to a democracy defined by equality for all, irrespective of national origin; this democracy will be “based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel.” In other words, …
Read More »Shut down in New Mexico by its governor, fall sports can only turn to the television tubes
By Arnie Leshin Great to watch the tubes, especially when there’s high school sports to see. Presently, the list of schools participating in fall sports has grown to 38. On Thursday, Friday and Saturdays, there’s football, most recently back-to-back Saturday night tilts featuring two of the best teams in Oklahoma …
Read More »Santa Fe National Forest Lifts Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will lift campfire and smoking restrictions effective 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, based on decreasing fire danger. The forest implemented Stage 1 fire restrictions on Oct. 23 to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire during extreme drought conditions, historically low fuel …
Read More »DVS to Host “Virtual” Veterans Day Outreach
By NMDVS The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will host a special Veterans Day Zoom Outreach tomorrow (Wednesday, November 11) from 9am-noon. Veterans or their dependents can connect via the popular video communications computer application Zoom with DVS to get help with filing for or updating a veterans’ …
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