Community

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...

‘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...

Improving the community one youth at a time

As a light rain starts to fall on a Wednesday afternoon, Ben Sandoval tries to maneuver a basketball past two hustling teenagers.     Sandoval dribbled...

Trailblazing Animal ShelterMiracle Worker to Depart

Nina Stively wears many hats at the Española Valley Humane Society. Following her workday Saturday, none of the hats she wears will pertain to...

El Paragua Receives Tourism Award

(SUNfoto by Maria Lopez-Garcia) New Mexico Tourism Department Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson (left), listens to Helen Peña and Ralph Atencio share stories about the Atencio...

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