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Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website. There is no charge for publishing calendar announcements. Contact the Cibola Citizen at editor@cibolacitizen.
This lettuce’s peppery flavor offers a clue as to how the leaves made it through 5.5 inches of snow this week without blinking an eye while other plants turned to mush. Marisa Thompson Courtesy photo

This lettuce’s peppery flavor offers a clue as to how the leaves made it through 5.5 inches of snow this week without blinking an eye while other plants turned to mush. Marisa Thompson Courtesy photo

Southwest Yard & Garden; Why frost damages some plants and not others

Dr. Marisa Thompson Extension Horticulture
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Question: Why did some plants in my garden handle the first freeze fine, and others died back completely? Jane P., Albuquerque Answer: Last year I was in Las Cruces when we got our first two freezes in Los Lunas.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Veterans of Foreign Wars

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Veterans of Foreign Wars organization gives a sizable donation to the Grants Community Pantry in hopes of helping the community during these tough times.
Diego Lopez - CC Don Bullis (left) presents the Cibola County Historical Society with the firearm believed to have been used in the Budville murders of 1967.

Diego Lopez - CC Don Bullis (left) presents the Cibola County Historical Society with the firearm believed to have been used in the Budville murders of 1967.

The gun that made history

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
GRANTS, N.M. – In 1967 a crime occurred in Budville, New Mexico, that would have a stunning effect on history. The incident gave the small Cibola County community the nickname, “Bloodville.
Community Halloween contests and scavenger hunt

Community Halloween contests and scavenger hunt

Community Halloween contests and scavenger hunt

Cibola Citizen Staff Report
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - Halloween can be traced back to an ancient Celtic holiday called Samhain, celebrated in what is now Ireland, Scotland, and England, as well as parts of Northern Europe. The celebration originated approximately 2,000 years ago as a three-day religious festival around Oct.
Winter wonderland in Cibola County

Winter wonderland in Cibola County

Winter wonderland in Cibola County

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Scott Ford - CC A heavy blanket of snow graces Cibola County Monday and Tueday, dumping as much as 8 to 10 inches across the area. City Hall Park (above) and Truman Park (Below) look like winter wonderlands.
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Don Bullis

News Staff
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Don Bullis, left, presents a gun to the Cibola County Historical Society for them to add to the museum’s collection as they prepare to open. The firearm is believed to be the same gun used in the notorious 1967 murders in Budville, New Mexico.

Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website. There is no charge for publishing calendar announcements. Contact the Cibola Citizen at editor@cibolacitizen.
Ghouls, goblins, and spookiness

Ghouls, goblins, and spookiness

Ghouls, goblins, and spookiness

Cibola Citizen Staff Report
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. Halloween can be traced back to an ancient Celtic holiday called Samhain, celebrated in what is now Ireland, Scotland, and England, as well as parts of Northern Europe. The celebration originated approximately 2,000 years ago as a three-day religious festival around Oct.