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Española Residents Flock to Clean-Up Day, Shy Away from Recycling Program

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5/7/09     Despite cloudy weather and some rain, event organizers counted nearly 75 volunteers who spent the morning of May 2 picking up trash throughout...

Get Your own Chile

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SUN Staff Report 4/30/09     The Third Annual Española Valley Chili Cook Off raised about $15,000 for the San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen, soup kitchen...

Addicts Face Major Obstacles on Road to Recovery

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4/30/09     Nellie Manzanares was in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court again last week. Her 20-year-old grandson, Anthony Manzanares, sat in an orange jumpsuit at...

Changing Stories Help Acquit Truchas Man

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4/30/09     A Truchas man accused of shooting another man in the arm last year was acquitted last week in state District Court despite the...

One House, Three Cars Burned in Velarde Fire

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4/30/09     A house and three parked cars went up in flames April 22 in a suspected arson in Velarde, Alcalde Fire Department Chief Sandy...

Three Teens Arrested in Chamita Mart Hold-Up

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4/30/09     A midday armed robbery at the P&L Grocery in Chamita April 22 sent police on a wild pursuit up and down State Road...

$1.95 Million Price Tag Questioned

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5/7/09     Rio Arriba County officials have spent $1.95 million in taxpayer money on a community center in Chimayó that they don’t know how they...

State Mandates Minimum Days Of Class

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5/7/09     A new law will force public school districts across the state to use a minimum of their school days on actual instruction.     The...

State Forestry Offers Tree Planting Grants

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From a press release 4/30/09     The state Forestry Division is offering grants to help fund the planting of trees throughout the state.     New Mexico schools,...

Construction Kicks Off at Heron Lake

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From a press release 5/7/09     Three park road improvement projects began Monday at Heron Lake State Park to improve access to camping, boating and the...

Candy-Sale Meltdown Haunts Little League

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4/30/09     Bickering among factions, missing funds and accusations of thievery.     What sounds like typical Rio Arriba politics is actually the chaos of the Española...

Derby Winner Has Big Fan in Española

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5/7/09     Of all the Rio Arribans who watched the Kentucky Derby May 4, San Pedro horseman Bill Caperton may have been the happiest to...
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