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Cooperating with Nature, Farmers

Hidden behind his home off Upper San Pedro Road, Steve Jaramillo grows an astonishing variety of vegetables that he sells to local businesses like...

Apple Guru or Soil Whisperer?

Gordon Tooley has a strong support base.     “He’s an apple guru,” Gino Brazil said enthusiastically.     “A soil whisperer,” Tim Seaman said.     Both are talking...

Apple Guru or Soil Whisperer?

Gordon Tooley has a strong support base.     “He’s an apple guru,” Gino Brazil said enthusiastically.     “A soil whisperer,” Tim Seaman said.     Both are talking...

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...

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...

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