Community

Fundraising at a higher level

Helen Finch is no stranger to people in the Española Valley. On any given day, she can be seen handing out loaves of banana...

La Madera man ‘will always help everybody’

Felipe Ortega was a whirlwind of activity Aug. 1 at his home in La Madera. He had just returned from helping local resident Victoria...

A Lifetime of ImprovingRural Health Care

As a girl growing up in Connecticut, Carol Miller had no idea how a post-college trip would help shape her life. But after studying...

Chimayó woman driven by desire to help

A drive through Chimayó will reveal the fruits of some of Shelley Winship’s volunteer efforts.     Now, in the event of a residential fire, the...

Sabra Moore is a Rio Arriba County staple

At the end of each Monday during farmers market seaon, Sabra Moore waits for vendors to bring in wooden dollar tokens.     Some are subtracted...

Committed to country and family

For Kelly Duran, Española’s economy can be compared to a long-standing love affair among city residents, businesses and government officials. And as executive director...
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An animal’s best friend

Gretchen Yost is busy. We all claim to be busy, but “busy” is a relative term. Most can’t fully appreciate what a busy person,...

Broadcaster’s Big VoiceEmbraces Chama Valley

From a one-room schoolhouse in Avard, Okla., Scott Flury has followed a career in radio broadcasting across the United States. He found a home...

Family Learning CenterReceives $60K from United Way

    United Way of Northern New Mexico awarded Family Learning Center, a five-star child care facility in Española, $60,000 to fund two of its...

‘Kitchen angels’ feed the hungry

You can’t help but feel the buzz of energy when you enter San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen. Volunteers move to and fro preparing...

Dexter Trujillo is the ‘unofficial’ mayor of Abiquiú

On a hill overlooking the community of Abiquiú, roses bloom in the front yard of the modest home of Dexter Trujillo. As he walks...

Montoya dances into the county’s heart

You hear a voice when you reach Roger Montoya’s front door in Velarde that tells you, “I’m up here.”     When you enter, you see...
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