Socorro Hernandez: Dignity in hard work on the rancho
He is a small man, but even at age 87 has large hands which are gnarled with the work of decades on the ranch, running…
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Destruction and creation
Every summer, my routine is destroyed. It used to be that the school schedule that dominated my and my kids’ lives would go away. Now…
Change comes to a hard place
Silverton is a 2-mile-high village parachuted between two steep mountain passes in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Avalanches, violent snowstorms and whiteouts regularly…
‘Strip away the unprovable, focus on the tangible’ Edgewood’s July 7 Town Hall meeting was an unwelcome reminder that all politics is local, and that…
Throwing for a Vet Horseshoe Tournament on JULY 14 at American Legion Post 22 in Estancia. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and throwing starts at…
Biz Buzz: Not your typical Day job
Some people dream about turning their hobby into a business—and Beth and Darryl Day have done exactly that. Living in the Edgewood area since 1990,…
Shortcakes
Why “short” cake? Short is a term used in baking to describe a non-yeast pastry or cookie dough with a high proportion of fat to…
‘Well-known pilot’ dies in glider crash
A “well-known pilot in the soaring community” died July 10 after his glider crashed 2 to 3 miles east of the Moriarty Airport. Airport manager…
Eagle Scout project explores Diné culture and the Long Walk
Zeke Argeneas is a soft-spoken young man who wears his long hair in the traditional Navajo bun. Describing himself as “Diné, Navajo for short,”…
Town hall: Edgewood and Epcor Water
About 50 people attended a contentious town hall meeting July 7 on the town’s proposed acquisition of Epcor Water’s Edgewood system. That was the fourth…