By SFNF Start Date: July 19, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: 5+ acres Location: Jemez Ranger District, 1 mile east of Aspen Peak and approximately 4.5 miles south of the community of Cochiti Mesa. The Colle Fire is located inside the burn scare of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire. Containment: 0%. …
Read More »Monsoons Bring Lightning and Other Dangers
By SFNF It was a busy weekend for dispatchers and firefighters on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) with the onset of the southwestern monsoon season and the accompanying lightning strikes. The Santa Fe Dispatch Center confirmed 12 active lightning starts on the SFNF since Friday with an additional two …
Read More »The return of professional sports in the United States still concerns each league via the threat of COVID-19
By Arnie Leshin Just attending to the restart of professional sports in the United States is a concern, with all having to address the same needs. While Major League Baseball makes its initial pitch to officially start play on Friday, the National Basketball Association officially gets under way on July …
Read More »Santa Fe County Collection Centers Return to Punch Card System
By Santa Fe County Santa Fe County will reinstate the solid waste punch card system at all CountyCollection Centers beginning Saturday, August 1, 2020, ending the Notice of Action implemented on April 20 to suspend punches until further notice. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, all county wide centers have remained open and …
Read More »“Donnie Baseball” happy that “Freddie Baseball” had his prayers answered as he recovers from testing positive for COPID-19
By Arnie Leshin I first met Don Mattingly in late September of 1982 when I was covering the New York Yankees. He was called up from Triple A Columbus, played in only seven games, and was happy to be back with his friend, Steve Balboni, and be assigned the locker …
Read More »A return to Disney World for the winner of the National Basketball Association
By Arnie Leshin Wonder if the winners of this shortened, restored National Basketball Association season will again say they are going to Disney World? Don’t bet on it. Now, in these times of COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic that has sent professional sports in the United States into desperate ways to salvage …
Read More »Gods encouraging word of the day
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Praying for others is not only a blessing for us to do, but it is also a vital part of living the Christian life. We are commanded to carry one another’s burdens. One …
Read More »CHRISTUS St Vincent Current Visitor Restrictions
By Christus St Vincent While CHRISTUS St. Vincent continues to work to provide care and treatment for all of our patients, we are also working hard each day to reduce the risk of potential exposure to COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to contain the …
Read More »New Mexico Activities Association has released its 2020-2021 amended sports calendar
By Arnie Leshin Dusty Young, associate director of the New Mexico Activities Association, says, “Yeah, this season will be very interesting, that’s for sure!”. For this, you can blame the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but don’t blame the NMAA, for it has worked hard to piece together the 2020-2021 amended NMAA …
Read More »SFCC Continuing Education partners with The Grantsmanship Center to offer online program
By SFCC Santa Fe Community College’sContinuing Education Department is partnering with The Grantsmanship Center to present the Grantsmanship Training Program Online August 10-14.Since most nonprofit organizations are working remotely and need more funding than ever, this online course addresses an urgent need. The intensive, five-day workshop for nonprofit and government …
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