GRANTS, NM— What does it mean to not only watch the enemy take your homeland, kill your family, rob all your possessions, send you away from your family to a camp, and then claim all you once held dear as their own heritage?

The April 6th morning snow really wasn’t a surprise, as we typically get snow during the first part of the month, but we had hoped for calm, clear weather to enjoy on our 8th annual “All Fools Day” car cruise. (I thought to myself: only fools would go out on a day like this), I smiled as I asked my wife Evelyn if she had our 1959 Chevrolet truck packed to start the cruise. She had and we left the house about 8:45 AM to head to the Fire and Ice Park in hopes other car cruisers would show up for today’s event.

With the governor’s signing of a new law updating the state’s high school curriculum, New Mexico families now have a prime opportunity to shape your local high school course requirements in a way that will reflect your community’s values while ensuring that your graduates are college and career ready.

Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is inviting more World War II and Korean War veterans to take a free trip to Washington, D.C. in June. Deadline to sign up for the trip is Sunday, April 21st. The trip is free to veterans and allows them to reflect upon their own memorial as well as others. This year’s trip will take place Wednesday, June 19th through Friday, June 21st.

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Grants, NM—El Malpais National Monument will host an evening of science and stargazing at the El Malpais National Monument Visitor Center on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 6:30-9:00pm. Joining us from the Albuquerque Astronomical Society is Derek Wallentinsen.

Albuquerque, NM - New Mexico United bested their second rival in as many weeks on Saturday night, this time in unbelievable, dramatic fashion as late goals from Jacobo Reyes and Nicky Hernandez saw United to victory in Amando Moreno’s first match back in New Mexico since bolting for El Paso in the offseason.

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GRANTS, NM—Charles Ives, an American composer, was the subject of the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concert with musical director Leonard Bernstein. The February 23, 1967 presentation was an educational combination of United States history and an introduction to the compositions of Charles Ives (1874-1954).