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By Arnie Leshin  Nine matches, all in the victory column, and one scoreless tie, and in any language, that translates to perfecto, and kudos to the St. Michael’s girls soccer team for wrapping all this up into the state 1A/3A championship.   The program’s fifth state title came after an …

By Arnie Leshin  With sophomore starting point guard Lauren Pecos on crutches with an ACL injury and on the girls soccer team bench watching and cheering on her teammates to Thursday afternoon‘s state championship, five others from the team showed no rest for the weary in arriving in time to …

By Arnie Leshin  With this shortened abbreviated basketball season and no district tournaments, Santa Fe High knew how important Thursday night‘s 53-50 win at crosstown rival Capital was. Now at 4-1 overall and 3-0 in District 5-5A, the Demons and Jaguars played before a socially-distanced “sellout: turnout of about 350 …

By SFNF Most of the districts on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will resume virtual sales of personal-use fuelwood permits on Monday, May 3. The Pecos/Las Vegas District is getting an early start and will begin virtual sales of permits on Monday, April 12. In alignment with state and …

By SFCC Santa Fe Community College opens online registration to all New Mexico residents at 8 a.m. April 13 for summer classes. Summer classes begin June 7. New students should visit https://www.sfcc.edu/get-started/apply-and-register/.  Returning students can visit https://www.sfcc.edu/look-for-a-credit-class/ to find classes and registration guidance. The campus remains closed due to COVID-19 …

By Arnie Leshin  Socorro is a young squad led by juniors, 10 of them, and with junior Elise Madrill its leading scorer as the 3rd-seeded Warriors meet up with top-seeded St. Michael’s in Thursday’s state 1A/3A girls soccer championship played at the University of New Mexico Soccer Complex. While the …

By City of Santa Fe NEW MEXICO TRUE COLORS: The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning April 7, with 20 New Mexico counties–including Santa Fe!–at the Turquoise Level and three at the Green Level. The majority of the …

By City of Santa Fe Culture Connects History: Santa Fe City Historian Guidelines and How to Apply Purpose: The Santa Fe City Historian is a ceremonial position that encourages education about Santa Fe’s rich regional history and cultural heritage. Goals: Conserve, promote, document, and share Santa Fe’s diverse cultural heritage …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Abiquiu Lake: Bryan Zuanetti of Santa Fe caught a 29.5-inch 8-pound walleye using a jig and plastic minnow April 3. Bluewater Lake: Walter Sarracino of Grants caught a 24-inch rainbow trout using hot pink PowerBait April 2. Brantley Lake: Michael Proctor …

By Arnie Leshin  Ah, 1948, a lesson in history, year in which Democrat Harry S. Truman, known for his taylor shop in Missouri, outvoted popular Republican New York State Governor Thomas Dewey in the presidential election, and forced the Chicago Tribune and New York Times to change their early edition headlines …