One of the things those of us who arrange the Corrales Garden Tour each year understand is that gardening in the high desert is not always easy. Corrales and much of Sandoval County have two distinct ecosystems. The Bosque and the sand hills and each have their own issues, but most will agree that it […]
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First Responder Spotlight: Shannon Farrell
First Responder Spotlight is a monthly column provided by the Sandoval County Optimist Club. Captain Shannon Farrell started with the Sandoval County Fire Department in 2005, the year the department changed from all volunteers to career firefighters/EMTs. She felt called to do firefighting. Working in security at the Albuquerque federal building, she observed a security officer […]
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Rio Rancho Nonprofit Collects Over 50 Pieces of Luggage From Local Realtors for Foster Children
The majority of the more than 2,000 New Mexico children in foster care started their journey with very few belongings and almost no understanding of the new people and place that suddenly was being called home. Many enter the foster care system with their belongings in a trash bag. They are often scared and confused […]
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Wells Park is a home base for ABQ’s Detroit Lions fans. The area’s new city councilor has a lot to do with it.
This story is published in partnership with the Downtown Albuquerque News as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. Thank you to donors whose support allows us to license these stories. Donate to allow us to continue to bring stories like this. Throughout last summer and fall, the line […]
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First responder highlight
First responder highlight is a monthly column produced by the Coronado/Bernalillo Optimist Club. The Coronado/Bernalillo Optimist Club wants you to know Matthew Esquibel, an Albuquerque area native and a first responder for the Town of Bernalillo Fire Department and surrounding area. Matthew’s training as a firefighter/emergency medical technician was sparked by an EMT class he took […]
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First Responder Spotlight
The Sandoval County Optimist Club highlights a first responder each month, highlighting their community contributions. Vincenzo Jaramillo always wanted to be a fireman. As a youth, with both his mother and step-father being firefighters, most family activities centered around the fire station. He took his emergency medical technician training (EMT) as a class in high school. Upon graduating […]
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Las Placitas Association Community News
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LAS PLACITAS ASSOCIATION!What a wonderful gift for Las Placitas Association’s Golden Anniversary! A 50-year moratorium on mineral extraction in Placitas might be achieved as we celebrate our 50th year serving you. Action has finally been taken to safeguard sacred tribal lands, protect our air quality, conserve water and assure contiguous wildlife corridors through […]