Celtic music, food, beverages, jousting tournaments, more than 80 shows and 100 craft vendors are what attendees can experience at the third annual New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival April 5 through 7 at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood. Eric Vigil, CEO and director of the festival said his team’s main goal is to […]
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Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Celtic Renaissance Fest Brings Vikings, Pirates and Queens to Edgewood
Celtic music, food, beverages, jousting tournaments, more than 80 shows and 100 craft vendors are what attendees can experience at the third annual New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival April 5 through 7 at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood. Eric Vigil, CEO and director of the festival said his team’s main goal is to […]
Posted inEdgewood, Estancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Estancia Leaders Say Farmer’s LEDA Grant is Problematic
Last month, an Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a hardware store with plans to expand into Mountainair. Some in the Estancia community are not excited about the news. The New Mexico Economic Development Department awarded Javier Sánchez, owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, $150,000 from […]
Posted inEdgewood, Estancia, Moriarty, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Forest Service Looks for Input on Fire Plan
Despite the spring winds and the temperature heating up, it’s fire mitigation season in New Mexico. The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands division is seeking comments for the proposed North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project. The project is proposing several ways to restore, maintain, and improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres in the Sandia […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Mountainair Really Is Getting a New Police Chief
The March 19 Mountainair Town Council meeting began with a discussion of a change to how the town will be doing department reports (moving from a bi-monthly to monthly basis) and the recent flooding by the Mountainair Assembly Of God Church (this will be addressed in detail in a future article.) Mountainair’s Incoming Police Chief […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Mountainair Really Is Getting a New Police Chief
The March 19 Mountainair Town Council meeting began with a discussion of a change to how the town will be doing department reports (moving from a bi-monthly to monthly basis) and the recent flooding by the Mountainair Assembly Of God Church (this will be addressed in detail in a future article.) Mountainair’s Incoming Police Chief […]
Posted inSandoval County
Nonprofit Brings Adaptive Technology to New Mexico Anglers
In 2005, Dustin Berg started a nonprofit organization called Global Opportunities Unlimited with the mission to “help people with disabilities get outdoors and regain that part of their life.” Berg, who is from Albuquerque, grew up camping, backpacking, rock climbing and mountain biking. In 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle crash, and he lost […]
Posted inPlacitas
Forest Service Proposes Plan to Mitigate Fire Season
Despite the spring winds and the temperature heating up, it’s fire mitigation season in New Mexico. The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands division is seeking comments for the proposed North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project. The project is proposing several ways to restore, maintain, and improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres in the Sandia […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Photography Exhibit Showcases Layers of Memory
Never content with one style of photography, Dana Patterson Roth has recently been exploring encaustic photography; a process of applying hot beeswax onto an image. That’s the focus of her new exhibition, Layers of Memory. Roth says there is something about the wax, the way it looks and feels, that awakens senses beyond sight and […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
The Independent News: April 4, 2024
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