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By SFNF Start date: August 09, 2021    Cause:Lightning           Size: 2.6 acres                  Containment: 0% Location: Pecos Wilderness, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 8 air miles southeast of Chimayo, NM. Fuels: Ponderosa pine/Douglas fir at approximately 9,000 feet elevation. Resources: 8 firefighters Operations: Firefighters hiked in and were able to …

By Arnie Leshin  It was ages ago and I had just started as a sportswriter of the Jersey Journal in Jersey City.  About two weeks before that, Neil Milbert had began with the same daily newspaper, and in the same sports department. I had come over from the Long Island …

By Arnie Leshin  It will be a different Little League Junior Baseball World Series this time, but all you need to know is in this statement from the Little League. “After carefully monitoring international travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, testing vaccine availability along with updates from Little League officials for many …

By Arnie Leshin  Wow, Alabama graduated its starting quarterback, its one-two punch running the ball, its two All-America pass catchers, and a number of outstanding defensive players. Yet, the Crimson Tide has not fallen from the top. Nick Saban does not rebuild, he just continues to load up and envision …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Berrendo Creek: Chevy Wyatt, age 13, of Roswell caught a 2-pound bass using a jig Aug. 4. Bluewater Lake: Joel Erives of Grants caught and released a 39-inch tiger muskie using a worm Aug. 5. Alexandria Turreitta, age 6, of Albuquerque …

By SFNF Start date: August 09, 2021    Cause:Lightning           Size: Less than 1-acre                     Containment: 0% Location: Pecos Wilderness, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 8 air miles southeast of Chimayo, NM. Fuels: Ponderosa pine/Douglas fir at approximately 9,000 feet elevation. Resources: Two engines Strategy: Resources located the fire this …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …