By Arnie Leshin No need to pass, no need to run, just more of an update on the National Football League tying its pieces together. At least it is making progress, from the most different college draft it has ever conducted, to the release of a full seasonal schedule, to …
Read More »Happy Jerusalem Day
By CUFI Jerusalem, the city of peace, has been the most treasured city of the Jewish people for centuries. However, until 1967, Jews had been barred from entering the city and visiting their holiest sites. When Israel miraculously won the Six Day War, Jerusalem was captured and reunited under Israel’s …
Read More »SFNF Urges Memorial Day Visitors to Recreate Responsibly, Comply with Fire Restrictions
By SFNF As the national forests in northern New Mexico implement Stage 2 fire restrictions today, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is bracing for Memorial Day weekend – traditionally the opening of the summer outdoor recreation season – under current COVID-19 pandemic conditions. Recent weekends have seen unusually high …
Read More »SFCC and HEC close May 25 for Memorial Day; no World Central Kitchen food distribution
By SFCC Santa Fe Community College and theSanta Fe Higher Education Center will be closed Monday, May 25, in honor of Memorial Day. There will be no drive-up food distribution by World Central Kitchen on the SFCC Campus on Monday, May 25. Drive-up food distribution will resume Wednesday, May 27 is …
Read More »City Of Santa Fe Honors Veterans With 86 Banners To Be Hung On Cerrillos Road To Honor “Hometown Heroes”
By City Of Santa Fe The City of Santa Fe is honoring its “Hometown Heroes” with an expansion of its banner project along the Cerrillos Road corridor between I-25 and Airport and Rodeo Roads. Last year, the city hung 50 banners and the Hometown Heroes Banner program was so widely …
Read More »Weekly fishing report
By NM Game and Fish Fishing for kokanee salmon Widely believed to be one of the best tasting fish that can be caught in New Mexico, the kokanee salmon offers a unique and delicious Southwest opportunity. Kokanee salmon live in Navajo Lake, Heron Lake and Eagle Nest Lake. They are …
Read More »The thoroughbreds are off an running again
By Arnie Leshin Piece by piece, they are now reinstalling the Triple Crown of Horse Racing. The Kentucky Derby was set to go off on May 2, the usual first Saturday in May. ThePreakness Stakes was to follow two weeks later on Saturday, May 16. Then there was the Belmont …
Read More »The University of Akron has something to brag about
By Arnie Leshin LeBron James was born in Akron, a neighboring town south of Cleveland known for its production of tires and the National Soap Box Derby for youngsters. The Derby is not as renowned as it once was. The course is still there, they’re still racing, but when you …
Read More »Deer, elk and bighorn enhancement – raffle tickets are now available
By NM Game and Fish Are you sitting at home dreaming of hunting this fall? Purchasing raffle tickets can be an inexpensive way to potentially win your New Mexico dream hunt! All proceeds from enhancement hunts are used solely for habitat enhancement, conservation, research and management projects in New Mexico …
Read More »Barbara Jo Rubin still in the saddle
By Arnie Leshin There were many historical happens in the eventful year of 1969, but 19-year-old Barbara Jo Rubin had the saddle all to herself. She slipped in among the other feats that occurred … Man on the Moon, Woodstock, Amazin’ Mets win World Series, unpopular Charles Manson trial, and …
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