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 August 16th and closing on August 23rd. There will be an additional application period for more positions this fall. The SFNF …
Read More »Almost a year later, Japan took on the Tokyo Summer Olympics
By Arnie Leshin Let’s be fair, let’s not jump all over Japan. Its fourth summer Olympics held 57 years after the 1964 Games reintroduced the country after its World War II defeat, represented a planet trying to come together at a moment in history when disease and circumstance and politics …
Read More »United States women’s indoor volleyball team had quite a ball winning its initial gold medals
By Arnie Leshin Karch Kiraly didn’t take long to place the United States women’s volleyball team where it began. “All I wanted was for this team to stand on the top step of the podium,” said the legendary head coach Kiraly as tears began to fall, “I have nothing else …
Read More »United States women’s Olympic basketball team is heavily favored over host Japan in Sunday’s finals
By Arnie Leshin The fact that Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are going for a fifth-straight Olympic women’s basketball championship is insane. But not surprising for the remainder of the team as it provides nothing but praise and joy to be a part of the Bird-Taurasi dynasty. The dynamic duo …
Read More »OLYMPICS — WOMEN’S MARATHON
By Arnie Leshin She just kept grinding along. She was an unfamiliar sight running in only her third marathon and each time she remained in step with the front runners from Kenya, it was like “Who dat.”? That was 27-year-old Molly Seidel of Wisconsin whose dream was realized when she …
Read More »April Ross and Alix Klineman needed only 43 minutes to down Australia’s Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy
By Arnie Leshin On Friday morning in Tokyo, as the sand baked in the sun and a speckling of spectators looked for patches and shade, the United States beach volleyball duo of April Ross and Alix Klineman had little to sweat in the 2020 summer Olympics championship match. They made …
Read More »NCRTD To Resume Service on the 290 Edgewood Route August 9
By NCRTD The North Central Regional Transit District’s RTD Blue Bus will resume regular route and scheduled service on the 290 Edgewood route Monday, August 9. The route had been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 290 Edgewood route provides weekday fare-free commuter bus service from Edgewood, Moriarty, …
Read More »Water levels have increased due to recent rains
By NM Parks Due to recent significant rainfall in Guadalupe County, Santa Rosa Lake State Park will open the boat ramp effective Saturday, August 7th. “We’re glad that boaters and anglers once again have access to the lake by boat,” stated Stefan Conkle, Park Manager. “Our goal is to ensure …
Read More »Once again, it’s a baton exchange mishap that slowed the United States’ men’s 4 x 100 relay
By Arnie Leshin Bungling a baton transfer is nothing new for United States sprint relay teams, and it came back to haunt them again and fail to qualify them for the final of the men’s 4 x 100-meter stick-pass. The baton failure slowed down the foursome as they finished in …
Read More »Ryan Crouser on course in the shot put as he not only broke the Olympic record once, but four times
By Arnie Leshin Just follow the heavy shot put and be rewarded by a statement from the United States’ Ryan Crouser. In June, he gave track and field fans a glimpse of what to expect at these 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. It was the Olympic trials for the event, and …
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