By SFNF Interested in a seasonal position on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) in spring 2022? The Forest Service will be accepting applications on USA Jobs starting on Nov. 5 and closing on Nov. 12. The SFNF will be hiring seasonal employees to work in the following management areas …
Read More »Media and Public Advisory: Diego Prescribed Burn on Cuba District is a Go Today
By SFNF After a successful test fire today, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are proceeding with the previously announced Diego prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District today. The 374-acre treatment area is north of the community of Gilman and 1 mile east of the Rancho …
Read More »St. Michael’s freshman Raylee Hunt in quest of first place
By Arnie Leshin The next stop for St. Michael’s freshman Raylee Hunt is Saturday’s state cross country championships over the course at Albuquerque Academy. Of course that includes practice until than. This past Saturday, she had no problem coming away with the girls 5,000 meters over the Pendaries Golf and …
Read More »Santa Fe Prep both its boys and girls will challenge for the state cross country team championships Saturday
By Arnie Leshin Wrap-up of the District 2-3A cross country run Saturday morning had Individually, St. Michael’s winning both the girls and boys races. Team-wise, it was Santa Fe Prep winning both genders and looking right in step as a contender for the 3A state championship. In the 5,000 meters …
Read More »St. Michael’s volleyball team is second-best in District 2-3A
By Arnie Leshin The St. Michael’s volleyball team is doing just fine except for District 2-3A opponent Robertson. It hasn’t been long since the two traded state championships, the Lady Horsemen winning the first title matching the two, and the Cardinals avenging that by getting past St. Michael’s in the …
Read More »Top-ranked Santa Fe High got past 9th-seeded Albuquerque Volcano Vista
By Arnie Leshin Welcome to the state soccer tournament coach. That’s first-year head coach Chris Eadie of Santa Fe High, which is ranked No. 1 in 5A and had a real tough tussle in its first round match Friday against visiting No. 9 Albuquerque Volcano Vista, but survived 4-3 to …
Read More »If it sounds like trivia, it is
By Arnie Leshin Little did Ossie Schectman know he was about to make history. First, let’s go back to 1946 when 11 franchises comprised the Basketball Association of America, the BAA. Two years later, four teams from the National Basketball League joined up with the BAA. A year later, the …
Read More »St. MIchael’s finally broke up a scoreless tie against East Mountain
By Arnie Leshin Perhaps it was just first round jitters, but with time ticking down in the first half, 3rd-seeded and defending state a 1A/3A girls soccer championship St. MIchael’s finally broke up a scoreless tie against the challenge of 6th-seeded East Mountain. It was a home match at the …
Read More »New Mexico Activities Athletic Association moves up the Saturday Raton at St. Michael’s and West Las Vegas at Robertson football game from the scheduled 1:30 kickoff to noon due
By Arnie Leshin Why were the Saturday afternoon high school football games switched in time? Well, that answer came from the New Mexico Activities Association. That same day it was piecing together the state football seedings, and because of that needed an earlier start for the game at the Christian …
Read More »Smoke from Prescribed Burn in Santa Fe Watershed May Linger through Saturday
By SFNF Yesterday’s good ventilation rate and westerly winds overnight helped disperse smoke from the Aztec Springs prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed and pushed it southeasterly away from Santa Fe. But fair-to-poor ventilation rates today and tomorrow combined with diminishing winds in the 5-10 mph range are …
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