The Estancia Rotary Club will host its 29th annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ event on Oct. 11, featuring giant compressed air cannons launching pumpkins for distance. The fundraising event benefits the club’s scholarship program, according to organizers. Participants use large pneumatic cannons to launch pumpkins across an open field, with each cannon painting their pumpkins different colors […]
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Posted inNew Mexico
Credit union awards $20,000 in grants to New Mexico teachers
U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union announced Wednesday it is accepting applications for $20,000 in classroom grants to support public and charter school teachers across New Mexico. The credit union’s ARNIA Foundation will distribute individual grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 through its enrichEd Classroom Grant Program, with a focus on financial literacy education. “With the […]
Posted inTorrance County
4-H opens enrollment for new program year with over 200 youth projects
The New Mexico 4-H program is now accepting enrollment for its new program year beginning Oct. 1, offering youth participants access to more than 200 different projects and instructor-led programs. The youth development organization, administered through New Mexico State University’s Torrance County Cooperative Extension Service, provides opportunities in shooting sports, food and nutrition, fiber arts, […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Rio Rancho honors 9/11 victims with flag placement, memorial service
Rio Rancho will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with two memorial events, a flag placement ceremony and an evening memorial service. Volunteers gathered at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho to place flags honoring all 2,996 lives lost in the attacks on New York, […]
Posted inArts & Culture
New census reveals thousands of public artworks across ABQ, Bernalillo County
By Connor Currier The 2024 Public Art Census for the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County is finished and now available to the public. New Mexico is well known for its cultural impact on film and art around the nation. In 2024, the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program, Bernalillo County Public Art Program and […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Local artist explores nature’s stories through encaustic photography at Placitas gallery
Dana Patterson Roth will showcase her distinctive encaustic photography in “The Language of Trees,” an exhibition running Sept. 2-28 at Wild Hearts Gallery in Placitas. The show features Roth’s unique process of mounting photographs on panels and transforming them with layers of hot wax, pigments and hand-worked markings, according to a gallery news release. The […]
Posted inCommunity Content, Placitas
Las Placitas Association highlights: Firewatch, KUPR, and Buffalo Tract
Submitted by the Las Placitas Association FIREWATCH UPDATE KUPR continues to enhance its role in keeping the community informed about preparing for emergencies and providing essential information should an emergency occur. The community briefing on the topic of Evacuation Issues, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, will be recorded and broadcast. All the community briefings are archived […]
Posted inEvents, Town of Bernalillo
Sandoval County community to host anti-fentanyl awareness walk
Community members in Sandoval County will gather Sept. 20 for a grassroots awareness walk aimed at combating the fentanyl crisis that has claimed thousands of lives across New Mexico and the nation. Walk for Lives — United Against Fentanyl will take place at 2 p.m. at Loretto Park, 237 South Camino Del Pueblo in Bernalillo. […]
Posted inEdgewood
Water utility EPCOR secures Special Use Zoning in Edgewood
By Connor Currier The Town of Edgewood will permit the water utility company EPCOR to rezone two of its properties. The town commission voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve two of EPCOR’s requests during a quasi-judicial hearing. Stephen Murillo was the only commissioner not present during the hearings. “Our future plans are to maintain the existing […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
Albuquerque asbestos firm faces hefty fines for health hazards
An Albuquerque asbestos removal company is facing more than $25,000 in penalties from the state for serious workplace safety violations. According to state records, inspectors recently discovered that the company, Asbestos Experts, failed to properly monitor workers’ exposure to asbestos and enforce safe work practices. Regulators allege that the company didn’t keep accurate records of […]