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Cruzzin’ Cibola

Donn Webb Special To The Citizen
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
This is a great time to rest, think, and decide what is most important in your life. Don’t rush into anything — simply stop, take time for yourself, maybe write down the things that really are most important. It might be a good idea to update this list every couple of weeks or so.
A shop wall featuring a variety of unique custom items that Custom Etching & Gifts has to offer here in Grants. The shop is located at 200 W. Santa Fe, Suite D. Kylie Garcia - CC

A shop wall featuring a variety of unique custom items that Custom Etching & Gifts has to offer here in Grants. The shop is located at 200 W. Santa Fe, Suite D. Kylie Garcia - CC

Custom Etching & Gifts store brings new, unique business to Grants area

Kylie E. Garcia Intern Reporter
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
GRANTS, N.M. - Closures of Tri-State Escalante Generating Station and Marathon Refinery in McKinley County have left the Cibola County area in need of new businesses and jobs more than ever. Instead of sitting back, Pete and Annmarie Perez, Grants residents for more than 40 years, decided to act.

19.6 percent increase in COVID-19

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. — COVID-19 has erupted across Cibola County, with some of the highest concentration of cases being in the 87020 (Grants, N.M.), 87026 (Laguna, N.M.), 87327 (Zuni, N.M.) ZIP codes.
Around 100 participants pray and observe a Latin mass which led to the consecration of the City of Grants by Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Joseph. Diego Lopez-CC

Around 100 participants pray and observe a Latin mass which led to the consecration of the City of Grants by Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Joseph. Diego Lopez-CC

`Consecrating’ the city; Not a city-sponsored event

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
GRANTS, N.M. — City of Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks called upon several priests to consecrate the city to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary and to Saint Joseph on October 28 at Fire and Ice Park in Grants. This was not a city-sponsored event, the mayor said.

Tips for writing an obituary

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Do not feel obliged to include cause of death. While acquaintances who first learn of a person’s death via an obituary may be curious about cause of death, loved ones of the deceased do not have to include such information if they are uncomfortable doing so.
Marisa Thompson Courtesy photo More than 200 pounds of red tomatoes are harvested at the NMSU Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center.

Marisa Thompson Courtesy photo More than 200 pounds of red tomatoes are harvested at the NMSU Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center.

Southwest Yard & Garden; Pain in the grass: Green with tomato envy

Dr. Marisa Thompson Extension Horticulture
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Question: What should I do with all these green tomatoes? Yours Truly, Los Lunas, NM Answer: I first answered this question way back in 2018. And here we are again, with first frosts snapping across the state and gardeners sharing photos of final harvests, many with green tomatoes piled high.