Continental Divide Electric Cooperative in Grants, New Mexico, services power to homes across Cibola County. On top of providing power to keep daily life drumming along, CDEC takes pride in its community by helping the City of Grants maintain the Grants Memorial Park. Courtesy CGH

By Dr. Curtis Smith With additional observations by Dr.

GRANTS, N.M. - This past Monday, two Vietnam veterans were the recipients of Quilts of Valor which were donated by local quilt sewers.

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200 people attended. Over 60 quilts were on display 30 gift baskets were raffled The "Quilt Store" featured many items members made to sell was a huge success The winner of the "Raffle Quilt" was Debra Zortman The large machine pieced 1st place winner was Marjorie Polich from Gallup The small machine pieced 1st place winner was Jane Williams The hand-pieced and other 1st place winner was Ann Mattila The "Crayola Challenge" 1st place winner was Utha Russell The "Decades" Theme quilt 1st place winner was Janice Allan Judge's Choice went to Polly Macias from Gallup Vendors: Gallup Service Mart – Gallup, N.M.

As temperatures drop and thoughts once again turn to lighting fires and sitting down with a good book, it’s important to revisit chimney maintenance. Even though chimneys do not require daily upkeep, regular maintenance efforts help chimneys operate safely and prevent deaths and injuries while protecting homes from fire.

Plenty of things heat up when the temperature drops, including the risk for fire hazards. Fireplaces, stoves, heating systems, candles, and even electric lights are used more often during the winter than any other time of year, so it makes sense that the risk of home fires increases when the mercury drops.

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GRANTS, N.M. – A September 7 school board meeting presented a forum for parents, angry with mask requirements in class, to express their anger. As the meeting progressed, that anger over masks turned briefly to anger over the Grants High School and Acoma Laguna High School MCJROTC programs, but eventually the anger returned to COVID-19 restrictions with School Board member Richard Jones declaring, “I would be the first one to make the motion, they [Laguna Pueblo] can have that school. We’ll go ahead and sweep it up on the way out.”